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: Photograph of two staff members during a party celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Free Press newspaper in Columbus, Ohio. 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_02
Subjects: Newspaper publishing; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Social issues; Journalism; Celebrations; Anniversaries;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Staff member of the Columbus Free Press with a float during the Doo Dah Parade in Columbus, Ohio. He stands at an ironing board with a sign reading "Press Corps." The Doo Dah Parade is a community event held on July 4th each summer since 1983, with its route through Columbus's Short North and Victorian Village neighborhoods. Participation is open to individuals and groups, and entries are generally of a satirical theme on a cultural or political topic, in support of a local organization, or displaying artistic creativity. 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_06
Subjects: Newspaper publishing; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Social issues; Journalism; Parades;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing staff members of the Free Press newspaper in Columbus, Ohio, seated at table filled with issues of the paper. 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_05
Subjects: Newspaper publishing; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Social issues; Journalism;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of staff members during a party celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Free Press newspaper in Columbus, Ohio. 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_03
Subjects: Newspaper publishing; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Social issues; Journalism; Celebrations; Anniversaries;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a birthday cake celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Free Press newspaper in Columbus, Ohio. 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_01
Subjects: Newspaper publishing; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Social issues; Journalism; Celebrations; Anniversaries;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Georgia Hopley, journalist, suffragist, and labor reformer, ca. 1900. Hopley was born in Bucyrus, Ohio; her parents were John Prat Hopley, Sr., and Georgianna Rochester Hopley. Her father owned and managed two newspapers, the "Bucyrus Journal" and the "Bucyrus Evening Telegraph." At an early age Georgia became interested in journalism, and she went on to become a pioneering woman in that field. Her newspaper columns appeared in in various newspapers on a quasi-syndicated basis from approximately 1880 until her death in 1944. Her main interests centered on woman suffrage and the temperance movement. In addition to her work as a journalist, she was actively involved in social reform efforts. As a journalist and as a delegate, she attended various state, national, and international conventions dealing with suffrage and temperance. In fall 1901 she was appointed a special agent of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics (women in workshops and factories) and from 1921 to 1924 she was a federal prohibition agent. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00037
Subjects: Women--Suffrage; Women in journalism; Temperance--United States;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Georgia Eliza Hopley (1858-1944) is standing in the back row of this group identified as "newspaper women." Handwritten initials "GE" mark her position in the portrait. She is wearing a hat with a band around the crown and a ribbon or band around her neck. The women be may be attendees at a meeting (many of them are wearing ribbons similar to those worn by meeting delegates). Hopley was born in Bucyrus, Ohio; her parents were John Prat Hopley, Sr., and Georgianna Rochester Hopley. Her father owned and managed two newspapers, the "Bucyrus Journal" and the "Bucyrus Evening Telegraph." At an early age Georgia became interested in journalism, and she went on to become a pioneering woman in that field. Her newspaper columns appeared in in various newspapers on a quasi-syndicated basis from approximately 1880 until her death in 1944. Her main interests centered on woman suffrage and the temperance movement. In addition to her work as a journalist, she was actively involved in social reform efforts. As a journalist and as a delegate, she attended various state, national, and international conventions dealing with suffrage and temperance. In fall 1901 she was appointed a special agent of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics (women in workshops and factories) and from 1921 to 1924 she was a federal prohibition agent. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06072
Subjects: Journalists; Women in journalism; Temperance--United States; Suffrage--Ohio
 

Description: These photographs show Warren Harding at the headquarters of his newspaper, the Marion Star, during the 1920 "front porch" campaign. The first two images show Harding setting type, and the third image shows Harding reading the finished product from the presses. Harding ran his 1920 presidential campaign from the front porch of his Victorian house in Marion, Ohio. People from all over Ohio and the United States came to hear him speak. Frequently, his speeches were then printed in newspapers and recorded on phonograph for the rest of the country. Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was born in Corsica (now called Blooming Grove), a small town in Morrow County, Ohio. Harding graduated from Ohio Central College in Iberia at the age of sixteen. His family moved to Marion, where Harding taught school and briefly studied law. He worked occasionally as a reporter for a local paper before buying the Marion Star in 1884. Within five years, the Star was one of the most successful small-town newspapers in the state. Harding became popular as the leader of the Citizen's Coronet Band, which played at political rallies, and for his skill as an orator. Willing to follow the lead of political bosses, Harding advanced rapidly in Ohio politics, serving as state senator and lieutenant governor. In 1914 Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He launched his famous "front porch" 1920 presidential campaign from the porch of his Victorian home in Marion, Ohio. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. As President, Harding appointed several friends to federal office who proved untrustworthy. His administration was tainted by corruption, and the infamous "Teapot Dome" scandal (in which Harding's Secretary of the Interior leased a U.S. petroleum reserve to a private oil company) nearly destroyed his presidency. After he died in office in August 1923, other scandals were uncovered, further tarnishing Harding's reputation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Presidential elections; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Typesetting; Journalism
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic portrait of Samuel Medary, ca. 1860, in formal attire. Medary was an Ohio Senator and publisher of the Ohio Statesman (1832-1857), which he used to endorse the Democratic Party's candidates and to build support for its policies. Medary bought the "Ohio Monitor," changed its name to the "Ohio Statesman," and later established "The Crisis." Samuel Medary was born on February 25, 1801, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He relocated to Ohio in 1825. He died in Columbus, Ohio, on November 7, 1864, and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04267
Subjects: Political parties; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Journalism; Newspaper publishing; Medary, S. (Samuel), 1801-1864
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Group of employees pose outside the office of the Bucyrus Journal, a newspaper owned and operated by the John P. Hopley family, Bucyrus, Ohio, August 2, 1887. John P. Hopley (man with white hair and beard) , Pearl Hopley, John E. Hopley, and Thomas P. Hopley are pictured. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06080
Subjects: Newspaper publishing; Family history; Journalism; Printing industry and trade--Ohio; Newspapers
Places: Bucyrus (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows two images of a young woman posing with signs for the Bucyrus Evening Telegraph, a newspaper published in Bucyrus, Ohio. The paper was founded by John P. Hopley in 1887. The young woman is wearing a long dress and a newsboy's cap. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06084
Subjects: Newspaper publishing; Family history; Journalism; Bucyrus (Ohio); Printing industry and trade--Ohio; Newspapers
Places: Bucyrus (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio)