Description: Taken by the Ohio Turnpike Commission, this aerial photograph show the results of the 1978 Blizzard on Ohio Turnpike traffic, January 1978. A semitruck can be seen stranded in heavy snow next to a freeway overpass. In January and February 1978, a series of three storms hit the Midwest and Northeast United States. These storms were some of the most severe winter events to occur in recent history, and collectively are known as the Blizzard of 1978. The second storm found Ohio in its path. From January 25 to 27, between one and three feet of snow fell across Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Winds averaged between fifty and seventy miles per hour, creating snowdrifts as deep as twenty-five feet. With temperatures already hovering near zero, the wind chill was deadly, reaching sixty degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Created by the Ohio Turnpike Act of 1949, the Ohio Turnpike Commission was authorized to construct, operate, and maintain a turnpike (and related projects) for the State of Ohio. The groundbreaking took place on October 27, 1952, and on December 1, 1954, the first section of the turnpike to be completed (the Niles-Youngstown to the Pennsylvania border) was opened to the public. The remaining portions of the road were completed by October 1, 1955. Over the following decades, various maintenance projects were undertaken and improvements made. In 2013, the 130th General Assembly passed H.B. 51, which renamed the Ohio Turnpike Commission the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA7617AV_B22_Blizzard17
Subjects: Blizzards; Natural disasters; Climate and Weather; Transportation--Ohio; Traffic accidents;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A crowd of hundreds gathers during a protest event on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio, carrying signs decrying violence against women. This photograph was taken by a photographer for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. 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_B04F11_02
Subjects: Civil rights; Protests and protestors; Ohio women; Social issues; Public safety;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "ONLY UMBILICAL REMAINS ATTACHED" Taken during the launch of the Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows the tip of the spacecraft attached to an umbilical attachment to the launch tower. The mission would make John Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_07
Subjects: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Glenn, John, 1921-2016;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: This 2.5 by 4-inch (6.35 by 10.16 cm) carte de visite depicts Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the eighteenth president of the United States and the second president from Ohio. Born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant Ohio, in 1839 Grant entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, where a roster mistakenly listed his name as Ulysses Simpson. He was known as Ulysses S. Grant for the rest of his life. Grant served in the Mexican War, but was never happy with military life and resigned his commission in 1854. After unsuccessful attempts at farming and real estate, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he worked in his father's leather shop. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized a company in Galena and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. Grant came to national attention by capturing the Confederate Forts Henry and Donelson, the first major Union victories of the war. In spite of a devastating defeat at Shiloh, Grant won major victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. In 1864, Grant was made lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. In this position, Grant devised a concerted plan of action for all the Union armies. Although Grant lost to Confederate General Robert E. Lee in battle, other Northern armies were successful and weakened the Confederacy. He presided over General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Grant served as president from 1869-1877. Southern reconstruction was one of the major issues of Grant's presidency. He occasionally encouraged the process with the force of federal troops. Although Grant is considered to have been honest himself, he was surrounded by dishonest men, causing his administration to be marred with scandal. He was re-elected in 1872 and ran for a third time in 1880 but was unsuccessful. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00540
Subjects: Military Ohio; Presidents and Politics; Civil War; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Places: Brown County (Ohio); St. Louis (Missouri)
 

Description: Homecoming parade held for astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969. More than 80,000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return to Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Bob Hope served as marshal for the event, and guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F5_021
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Six participants in the Buckeye Girls' State leadership workshop walking under a banner stretched across gates on the campus of Capital University in Columbus, June 20, 1951. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00106
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Education
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Map of the Cincinnati, Ohio, waterfront in 1800 with a depiction of Walnut, Main, Sycamore and Broadway streets during this time period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_004_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Map drawing; Maps--1800; Waterfronts--United States
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio) Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photo features a student at the Ohio State School using her hands to explore a scaled model of a log cabin to build a mental image of the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F04_17_001
Subjects: Models; Schools--Ohio; Students; Log Cabins; Ohio State School for the Blind; Blind--Education--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Probably dating to the 1930s, this photograph shows the Albert Emanuel Library at University of Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio. Since the university's dedication in 1928, it has undergone renovations and an expansion, and at one point housed the university's law school and library. After the Law School moved in 1997, Albert Emanuel Hall was renovated and now houses a variety of administrative offices for the university. 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, architect View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_019_001
Subjects: Albert Emanuel Library; University of Dayton; Universities and colleges; Architecture; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Statue of William Henery Harrison in Garfield Park Cincinnati Ohio" This photo seems to have been taken on the corner of W Garfield Pl and Race St in downtown Cincinnati. From left to right, the steeples in this photo are Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral, Covenant First Presbyterian Church (steeples 2 and 3) and Cincinnati City Hall. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F06_021_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati; Parks--Cincinnati (Ohio); Road construction
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse of an identical photograph reads: "Middle Bass Island." This photograph shows a ferry just off the coast of Middle Bass Island. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_010_1
Subjects: Lake Erie; Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio); Boats and boating--Erie, Lake; Ferries--United States
Places: Middle Bass Island (Ohio); Lake Erie Islands (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of an industrial arts class in an unknown high school in Ohio. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_020_01
Subjects: Industrial arts; Art Education; Industrial arts--Course of study--High school; Classrooms; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio