Description: Photograph of a drum major with The Ohio State University Marching Band. The Ohio State Marching Band was established in 1878, at the time a 12-piece fife and drum corps. Today it is one of the largest all-brass and percussion bands in the country. A number of marching band innovations were first tried by the Ohio State Marching Band--for example, script writing and measured step marching. Additionally, they were the first to use brass instruments designed especially for marching bands. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07042
Subjects: History of the Ohio State University; Universities and colleges Ohio; Bands (Music)--Ohio; Marching bands; Ohio. State University, Columbus. Marching Band
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four photographs show The Ohio State University Marching Band performing "Script Ohio" at Ohio Stadium in the 1960s. The photographs document the formation from its beginning on the fifty yard line to the dotting of the "I" in Ohio. In its earliest performances, a trumpet player dotted the "I" of the formation, but this honor quickly fell instead to a sousaphone player for a more dramatic finish. The slides measure 5" x 4" (12.7 x 10.16 cm). Known as "The Best Damn Band in the Land" (TBDBITL), the Ohio State University Marching Band originated as a 12-piece fife and drum corps in 1878. In 1896 Gustav Bruder was hired to lead the band. The band grew in size and began marching for all military and athletic events. In 1899 it played its first football game at Ohio Field. In 1920 the short-lived Varsity Band merged with Bruder's ensemble to create a 100-piece University Band. A staple of the marching band's repertoire is the Ohio's official state rock song, "Hang on Sloopy," first played on October 9, 1965 at the Ohio State vs. Illinois football game. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3112_3735792_001
Subjects: Sports; Arts and Entertainment; Education; Universities and colleges; Stadiums; Bands; Music; Marching bands
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Ohio State marching band performing a half time show for the fans, during the Ohio State University football game versus the University of Michigan in Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, November 1968. The two teams are long-time rivals and the game is a big draw for crowds each fall. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07632
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Ohio State University Football History; Ohio State University--Athletics; Ohio State University--Football; Ohio State University--Sports--History; Marching bands
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Members of the Ohio State University marching band arrange themselves on the field to spell "Ohio" in cursive. Taken at Ohio Stadium in Columbus Ohio, this image was submitted by photographer Jeffrey A. Rycus of Columbus, Ohio in the Professional category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B03F10_12_1
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Football; Marching bands;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ohio State University Marching Band performing inside Ohio Stadium in Columbus. "The Best Damn Band in the Land" was formed in 1878 and is known for their Script Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06879
Subjects: Ohio State University; Marching bands; Columbus (Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph, from a year book dated from 1940, shows the Brilliant High School marching band standing outside. The tuba player in the center of the back row has been identified as James R. (Bob) Gilchrist. Brilliant High School was located at 2nd Street in Brilliant, Ohio, in Jefferson County, Ohio. In 1952, a new building was opened at 1004 3rd Street. In 1972, Brilliant High School merged with Smithfield High School, to become Buckeye North High School. Finally, in 1990, the three schools in the district merged together to form the Buckeye Local High School in Rayland, Ohio. 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_B08F06_024_001
Subjects: High school; Marching bands; Steubenville (Ohio); Musical instruments; Bands (Music)--Ohio; Students; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Brilliant (Ohio); Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Steubenville High School Band. Miller and Son 436 Market St., Steubenville, Ohio." This photograph shows the Steubenville High School marching band (ca. 1935-1940) standing on, presumably, the steps of the high school. Their are approximately 80 members of the band, who all wear uniforms and hold their instruments. There are two (possibly three) drum majors, and the director stands near the back. There are about 6 African-Americans in this band. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_026_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; Marching bands--United States; Steubenville (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Instruments; Bands (Music); Musicians--Ohio; Students; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows the United States Navy Marching Band, Central Division, from Chicago, Illinois, playing instruments near presidential candidate Warren G. Harding's home in Marion, Ohio. Spectators stand behind band members. This photograph is part of a photograph album in the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection (P146). Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College in Iberia, Ohio, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. He married Florence Kling de Wolfe in 1891, and embarked on his political career in 1900 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature. After serving two terms as an Ohio Senator, Harding served as Lieutenant Governor in 1904 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. Although he lost the 1910 gubernatorial race, Harding was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty promoted Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His front porch campaign was centered on speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy” in this post World War I era. Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding unexpectedly died from a massive heart attack while touring the western United States, and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20P33_001
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; United States Navy; Marching bands; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative that depicts William Casey, Ohio State University drum major, marching with the band, ca. 1934-1935. As the leader of the band, he has a whistle in his mouth and carries a baton. In 1934, the OSU marching band became one of the first in the nation to switch to an all brass-and-percussion instrumentation. It is considered one of the premier college marching bands in the nation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07883
Subjects: Bands (Music)--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Ohio. State University, Columbus. Marching Band
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: George Bird's Musical Majorettes was an all-girl marching band that played during halftime for the Cleveland Browns, starting in 1946. The group consisted on female musicians between the ages of 17 and 20. This photograph was taken on December 8, 1947. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07905
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Marching bands; Football; Musical instruments
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a band passing the reviewing stand during an Armistice Day parade in downtown Columbus, Ohio, November 11, 1950. Armistice Day commemorated the signing of the agreement between the Allies and Germany to cease fire on the Western Front of World War I. In 1954, the holiday became known as Veterans Day. Seen in the photograph are several Columbus businesses located across High Street from the Ohio Statehouse, including the Neil House, the Wagon Wheel restaurant, Rogers Jewelers, Flagg Brothers Shoes, Walgreens, Lazarus and more. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B11F05_01_01
Subjects: Armistice Day--United States; Parades--Ohio; Holidays; Marching bands; Downtowns
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph from the Columbus Citizen-Journal Collection showing a Memorial Day parade in downtown Columbus, Ohio, taken from the fifth floor of the Deshler Hotel. Men and women in uniform and carrying flags march past the Ohio Statehouse, May 31, 1949, as crowds line High Street on either side. Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May each year to honor military personnel who have lost their lives. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B11F05_02_01
Subjects: Parades--Ohio; Holidays; Marching bands; Downtowns; Commemorations;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)