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: Ohio State University football game versus the University of Michigan in Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, November 23, 1968. Ohio State won the game with a final score of 50-14, and it is considered one of Ohio State's best performances in the rivalry between Ohio State and the University of Michigan. Fullback James Lloyd Otis, (known as Jim Otis), scored four touchdowns in the game, and quarterback Rex Kerns directed 421 yards rushing. The game was attended by what was, at the time, the largest crowd in Ohio Stadium’s history with 85,371 spectators. The photograph was taken from the northern section of the stadium and Lincoln Tower (left) and Morrill Tower (right) stand in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07633
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Football--Ohio--History; Ohio State University--Football
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: An image of the 1890 Ohio State Football Team. Players are in two rows, in jerseys emblazoned with "OSU". The Ohio State University (OSU) fielded their first football team in 1890. The formation of the team is due largely to George N. Cole, a student at the university who purchased their first football, and convinced his friend Alexander S. Lilley to be the unpaid first coach. He also asked another friend, Knowlton Lymon “Snake” Ames to demonstrate how to kick the ball. The captains of the 1890 team were Paul Lincoln and Jessie Jones. Their first game was played against Ohio Wesleyan University on May 3, 1890, in which OSU won 20-14. It was the only game that spring, and football resumed in the fall. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07670
Subjects: Football; Ohio State University--Football; Sports--Ohio--History
Places: Columbus (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)
 

Description: Modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative depicting a group of Ohio State University football fans and players on the sidelines, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1920. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07844
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Sports--Ohio--History; Ohio State University--Football
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative depicting Ohio State University football player Gaylord "Pete" Stinchcomb, ca. 1921. Stinchcomb played for Ohio State University in the 1921 Rose Bowl before going on to play professionally for the Chicago Bears, the Columbus Tigers, the Cleveland Indians and the Louisville Colonels. He is an inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07888
Subjects: Athletes; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Football--Ohio--History; Ohio State University--Football
 

Description: A large football player figure stands above a sign reading "Campus Activities" outside of a Borden Burger on North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. Beneath the sign is a painted poster featuring a Bible verse from John 14:6. 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_B12F307_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Football players; Ohio State University -- Athletics;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative depicting Ohio State University football player Chic Harley punting the ball, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1916-1919. Harley played for Ohio State 1916-1917 and 1919. He was an All-American all three years that he played, and was the first Ohio State player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. His college career was interrupted in 1918 when he served as a fighter pilot in World War I. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07842
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Football players; Ohio State University--Athletics
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two students sitting on the north bank of Mirror Lake on the Ohio State University campus. Mirror Lake was purchased by OSU along with a piece of land from William Neil. Originally it was spring-fed but it dried up in 1891 and the water was subsequently provided by municipal water supply. Since 1990 there has been a tradition of students jumping into the lake around midnight on the Thursday night prior to the annual football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines. It is said that the the lake is haunted by multiple ghosts of students who lost their lives in unfortunate accidents in or near the lake. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07741
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Education; History of the Ohio State University; Ohio State University--Football; Parks: Lakes & ponds; Recreation
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative depicting Ohio State University halfback Chic Harley, at right, posed with his teammate Gaylord "Pete" Stinchcomb. Harley played for Ohio State 1916-1917 and 1919. He was an All-American all three years that he played, and the first Ohio State player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. His college career was interrupted in 1918 when he served as a fighter pilot in World War I. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07896
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Ohio State University--Football
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Ohio Stadium, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio." This photo depicts a stadium full of people watching the Ohio State Marching Band perform the half-time show at Ohio State Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio State stadium opened in 1922. It cost approximately 1.3 million dollars to build and was one of the earliest stadiums constructed of concrete. At the time of its opening, Ohio Stadium was the largest stadium west of the Allegheny Mountains. It officially could hold 66, 210 fans when it first opened, although fans routinely filled the stadium beyond capacity. The first game played in Ohio Stadium occurred on October 7, 1922, when Ohio State played Ohio Wesleyan. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_050_001
Subjects: Ohio State University--Bands; Ohio State University--Football--History; Sports; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Education; Universities and colleges; Stadiums; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

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)