Description: Inside view of Ohio Stadium (also known as the "Horseshoe" or the "Shoe" because of its unique horseshoe shape), the football stadium at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1935-1943. Architect Howard Dwight Smith designed the plans for Ohio Stadium, earning him an award from the American Institute of Architects. Ohio Stadium was built in 1922 and is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. The original stadium held 66,000 spectators. With renovations throughout the years, the stadium now has a seating capacity of 102,329. While in this image the south end of the stadium is open, in 2001 permanent stands were added to the south end closing the stadium off. This photograph is one of thousands collected for the Ohio Guide, part of the American Guide Series compiled by the Works Progress Administration from 1935-1942. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02888
Subjects: History of the Ohio State University; Stadiums; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team); Ohio State University--Sports--History; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view of the Ohio Stadium (also known as the "Horseshoe" or the "Shoe" because of its unique horseshoe shape) on the campus of The Ohio State University, taken on October 21, 1922. Architect Howard Dwight Smith designed the plans for Ohio Stadium, earning him an award from the American Institute of Architects. Ohio Stadium was built in 1922 and is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. This photograph depicts the dedication game against the University of Michigan, when the then-66,000 seat stadium was filled with about 72,000 fans. At Bottom: DEDICATION OHIO STADIUM OCT. 21 - 1922 ATTENDANCE 72.000 Bottom Right Corner: SERVICE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY COLUMBUS. OHIO. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03259
Subjects: History of the Ohio State University; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team); Ohio State University--Sports--History; Aerial views
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Woody Hayes (on right facing camera) taking command of the USS Rinehart from Captain Engle during World War II, ca. 1943. Hayes enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1941, and obtained the rank of Lieutenant Commander during World War II. He commanded PC 1251 in the Palau Islands invasion and the destroyer-escort USS Rinehart in both the Atlantic and Pacific operations. Born Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes in Clifton, Ohio, in 1913, Hayes is best-known for his 28 seasons as head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He died in 1987. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07530
Subjects: Hayes, Woody, 1913-1987; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team); World War, 1939-1945 - Ohio; Military uniforms
 

Description: Woody Hayes with a group of fellow officers on board the USS Rinehart during World War II, ca. 1943. Hayes enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1941, and obtained the rank of Lieutenant Commander during World War II. He commanded PC 1251 in the Palau Islands invasion and the destroyer-escort USS Rinehart in both the Atlantic and Pacific operations. Born Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes in Clifton, Ohio, in 1913, Hayes is best-known for his 28 seasons as head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He died in 1987. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07531
Subjects: Hayes, Woody, 1913-1987; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team); World War, 1939-1945 - Ohio; Military uniforms
 

Description: Woody Hayes playfully trying to move an anchor on the deck of the USS Rinehart, a ship he commanded during his service with the United States Navy in World War II, ca. 1943. Hayes enlisted in the United States Navy in July 1941, and obtained the rank of Lieutenant Commander during World War II. He commanded PC 1251 in the Palau Islands invasion and the destroyer-escort USS Rinehart in both the Atlantic and Pacific operations. Born Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes in Clifton, Ohio, in 1913, Hayes is best-known for his 28 seasons as head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He died in 1987. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07532
Subjects: Hayes, Woody, 1913-1987; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team); World War, 1939-1945 - Ohio; Military uniforms
 

Description: This photograph, taken in 1923, depicts the Ohio State University football team playing outside the recently completed Ohio Stadium. The stadium itself is architecturally significant for several reasons. It was the first two-tiered stadium to be constructed in the shape of a horseshoe. And it was one of the first stadiums constructed out of concrete. Furthermore, at the time of its completion in 1922 it was the largest stadium west of the Allegheny Mountains. This unique structure earned its architect and designer, Howard Dwight Smith, a gold medal from the American Institute of Architects. Smith was a professor and the resident architect at Ohio State University as well as the designer for many prominent buildings across central Ohio including Columbus's City Hall. His signature can be found in the bottom right-hand corner of this photograph. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08218
Subjects: Ohio State University--Athletics; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team); Stadiums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A cartoon titled "We'll Get That Bear Yet!" by William A. "Billy" Ireland that appeared in the Columbus Dispatch, on p. 5 of The Ohio State University Monthly, vol. 12, no. 5, February 1921. The cartoon depicts the Ohio Stadium as a bear trap, with the character of Christopher Columbus (a common depiction of the capital city in Ireland's work) saying to a character labeled "The Football Team," "One of these days we'll try to coax him to step into this!" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05127
Subjects: Sports; Ireland, Billy, 1880-1935; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Ohio State University--Football.; Cartoonists; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)