Description: Photograph of four boys from Clinton Elementary School, identified as Myron Oliver, Bob Thomas, Shelby Oliver and William Thomas. The dog is "Jerry" Oliver. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_173
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; Education--Ohio; Children
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A young woman holding notebooks smiles for a portrait along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. She is identified as a buyer for Long's Bookstore, a longtime shop for new and used textbooks for Ohio State University students. The University District includes the small neighborhoods to the east and south of The Ohio State University campus on either side of the High Street corridor. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B12F329_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Portrait photography; Bookstores
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of two staff members of the Free Press newspaper in Columbus, Ohio, wearing t-shirts advertising the publication. They are identified on the reverse as "J. B. and D. J." . The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F08_04
Subjects: Newspaper publishing; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Social issues; Journalism;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the Lorain County Courthouse. Construction on this Renaissance Revival building was completed in 1881. It is made of Amherst sandstone and is identical to the courthouse in Marion, Indiana, which was built at the same time. The central dome of the courthouse was removed in 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_279
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; pilasters; balustrades; pediments; bays (building divisions); porticoes; pavilions (building divisions); cornices; Renaissance Revival
Places: Elyria (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio); 308 2nd St.
 

Description: Welcome home celebration for Neil Armstrong after NASA mission Gemini 8. Gymnasium of Wapakoneta High School (formerly Blume High) where St. Paul's Evangelical Church choir performed "Battle Hymn of the Republic". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F2_042
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic reproduction depicting employees of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Airplane Division in Columbus, Ohio assembling an airplane, February 4, 1944. The Columbus plant was established in 1940 when the Curtiss-Wright Corporation expanded to meet the increased demand for military aircraft during World War II. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00702
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Coal car unloading machine made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio and owned by the Medal Paving Brick Company, Wooster, Ohio, 1921. The portable car unloader was designed to unload coal from hopper bottom railroad cars directly to motor trucks or to storage piles. The unloader could move at least 30 tons of coal per hour. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01420
Subjects: Wayne County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Wooster (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Lima Public Square. Lima, Ohio." Lima, the seat of Allen County, was established in 1831. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F08_005_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Lima (Ohio)
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: This house was built in 1828 by John Pray as a trading post and stagecoach stopping post. It has served many purposes over the years, from a jail to a school to a ballroom. In 1927, Henry Ford held his Halloween party in the building, probably because of its reputation for being haunted. In the 1930s, this house was occupied by Toledo antiques dealer Charles Capron. Most recently, the Columbian House has served as a restaurant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F07_009_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Jails; Restaurants; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Waterville (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows a brick building somewhere in Ohio. There are several windows with white borders and decorative iron balconies, and much of the facade is covered by ivy. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F10_032
Subjects: Building, Brick; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Located 1000 Main St. at Central Parkway, downtown Cincinnati, the 1919 structure here visible replaced a courthouse on the same site. Isaiah Rogers proposed a domed courthouse for Cincinnati in 1851; taken over by James Keys Wilson and William Walter, it was completed in the mid-1850s, without the dome. Riots in March 1884 over a corrupt judiciary and slack sentencing ended in the deaths of 45 people; fire damaged the courthouse. Although the interior has been extensively remodeled over the years, the lobby and library have been beautifully restored. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F12_005_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Rogers, Isaiah, 1800-1869; Wilson, James Keys, 1828-1894
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The largest WPA Project in the United States was on Lakefront Boulevard in Cleveland, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_13_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)