Description: Exhibit cases lining hallway at the former museum of the Ohio Historical Society located at Fifteenth Avenue and N. High Street in Columbus, Ohio. The organization was formed in 1885 as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and eventually became known as the Ohio Historical Society. Originally the group’s collection was held at the Statehouse, but in 1894 they moved to Orton Hall on Ohio State University’s campus. They remained on OSU’s campus until 1970 when they moved to their present location at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The building in this picture is located at 15th Avenue and N. High Street. The title of the building was transferred to OSU in 1970 when the Ohio Historical Society moved to the Fairgrounds. The building was named after Joseph Sullivant, a member of the Board of Trustees. It has housed the Music and Dance Library, the Fine Arts Library, the Zoology Museum, the Hoyt Sherman Art Gallery. In 2013, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum officially opened in the space. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07648
Subjects: Ohio Historical Society; Ohio History; Museum exhibits
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Conway Mastodon and other artifacts from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) on display. The organization was formed in 1885 as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. Originally the group’s collection was held at the Statehouse, but in 1894 they moved to Orton Hall on Ohio State University’s campus. They remained on OSU’s campus until 1970 when they moved to their present location at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. This mastodon skeleton was found in 1887 in a swamp located between Champaign and Clark counties in Ohio. It is known as the Conway Mastodon because it was presented to The Ohio State University by Newton S. Conway in 1894. The skeleton came to the Ohio Historical Society, on loan from The Ohio State University, in 1970. It is estimated that this mastodon was 20 to 30 years old when it died. It stands 10 feet high at the shoulder and each of its ivory tusks weighs more than 100 pounds. As of 2014, the original tusks lay at the feet of the mastodon because they were to heavy to hang. They were replaced by fiberglass replicas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07650
Subjects: Ohio Historical Society; Ohio History; Museum exhibits; Mastodons
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Display of objects identified as military helmets at the Ohio Historical Society museum located at Fifteenth Avenue and N. High Street in Columbus, Ohio. The organization was formed in 1885 as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and eventually became known as the Ohio Historical Society. Originally the group’s collection was held at the Statehouse, but in 1894 they moved to Orton Hall on Ohio State University’s campus. They remained on OSU’s campus until 1970 when they moved to their present location at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The building in this picture is located at Fifteenth Avenue and N. High Street. The title of the building was transferred to OSU in 1970 when the Ohio Historical Society moved to the Fairgrounds. The building was named after Joseph Sullivant, a member of the Board of Trustees. It has housed the Music and Dance Library, the Fine Arts Library, the Zoology Museum, and the Hoyt Sherman Art Gallery. In 2013, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum officially opened in the space. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07651
Subjects: Museum exhibits; Ohio Historical Society; Military uniforms
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing construction of Sullivant Hall, a building on the campus of the Ohio State University that at the time of this photograph was to be occupied by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio Historical Society). The building is located at the intersection of 15th Avenue and High Street in Columbus, Ohio. Originally the Ohio Historical Society housed its collections in the Ohio Statehouse. In 1894, the organization moved to Orton Hall at The Ohio State University, then to Sullivant Hall upon its completion in 1913. The Ohio Historical Society remained on The Ohio State University campus until 1970, when it moved to its present location near the Ohio State Fairgrounds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P365_16_05
Subjects: Ohio Historical Society; Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society; Museums; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Design and construction;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: Display of artifacts from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society in Page Hall on the campus of Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1907.The organization was formed in 1885 as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and eventually became known as the Ohio Historical Society. Originally the group’s collection was held at the Statehouse, but in 1894 they moved to Orton Hall on Ohio State University’s campus. They remained on OSU’s campus until 1970 when they moved to their present location at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. As of 2014, Page Hall is home to the John Glenn School of Public Affairs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07649
Subjects: Ohio State University; Ohio Historical Society; Museums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Artifacts from the Ohio Historical Society collections on display in the Pioneer Tool and Implement Room in the Society's former museum location. The organization was formed in 1885 as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and eventually became known as the Ohio Historical Society. Originally the group’s collection was held at the Statehouse, but in 1894 they moved to Orton Hall on Ohio State University’s campus. They remained on OSU’s campus until 1970 when they moved to their present location at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The building in this picture is located at Fifteenth Avenue and N. High Street. The title of the building was transferred to OSU in 1970 when the Ohio Historical Society moved to the Fairgrounds. The building was named after Joseph Sullivant, a member of the Board of Trustees. It has housed the Music and Dance Library, the Fine Arts Library, the Zoology Museum, and the Hoyt Sherman Art Gallery. In 2013, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum officially opened in the space. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07653
Subjects: Museum exhibits; Ohio Historical Society; Ohio--History
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Three photographs document the creation of a time capsule in celebration of the opening of the Ohio Historical Center in August 1970. The first photographs shows Governor James Rhodes inscribing a parchment for insertion into the time capsule, while one of his grandchildren looks on. Two other photographs show the governor assisting Ohio Historical Society President J.A. Mackstroth and Director Daniel R. Porter in placing items into the capsule. The final two photographs document the placement of the time capsule beneath the floor of the Arthur C. Johnson Auditorium foyer at the Ohio Historical Center by the Society's trustees and officers. Pictured from left to right, front row are: Charles E. Frohman, John A. Lloyd, Clay Littick, Gilbert W. Dilley, William H. Vodrey, Jr., J.A. Meckstroth, Fred J. Milligran, Sr. In the second row are: Wayne J. Graf, Martin Essex, Harold J. Grimm, Dr. Warren G. Harding, Joseph R. Fawcett, Daniel R. Porter, Don E. Weaver. In the third row are: Jerry Kaltenbach and Governor James Rhodes. The last photograph shows Governor Rhodes, OHS Director Daniel Porter, and OHS President J.A. Meckstroth placing the seal over the time capsule. Governor Rhodes' grandchildren are on the left. W. Byron Ireland & Associates, a Columbus architectural firm, designed the Ohio Historical Center building, now known as the Ohio History Center. The building is an example of "Brutalism," a rational, structuralist, monumental style exported in the early 1950s by French and British architects. Distinguished by its structural honesty and undisguised, blunt use of materials, Brutalism departed from conventional bourgeois styles. Stone and marble were rejected in favor of form-textured concrete, or beton brut, a technique employed by the French architect LeCorbusier. Founded in 1885, the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage. In the last century, the organization has collected more than 1.5 million items pertaining to Ohio's history, archaeology, and natural history. Its services include managing the state archives, administering the state's historic preservation office, and operating a network of historic sites and museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3367_5448792_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Arts and Entertainment; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Display of bird specimens from the Ohio Historical Society natural history collections in an area called the Bird Room in the Society's former museum location. The organization was formed in 1885 as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and eventually became known as the Ohio Historical Society. Originally the group’s collection was held at the Statehouse, but in 1894 they moved to Orton Hall on Ohio State University’s campus. They remained on OSU’s campus until 1970 when they moved to their present location at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The building in this picture is located at Fifteenth Avenue and N. High Street. The title of the building was transferred to OSU in 1970 when the Ohio Historical Society moved to the Fairgrounds. The building was named after Joseph Sullivant, a member of the Board of Trustees. It has housed the Music and Dance Library, the Fine Arts Library, the Zoology Museum, and the Hoyt Sherman Art Gallery. In 2013, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum officially opened in the space. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07654
Subjects: Birds; Ohio Historical Society; Museum exhibits
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an exhibit of books and personal possessions of well known western author Zane Grey at the Ohio Historical Society's former museum location. The organization was formed in 1885 as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and eventually became known as the Ohio Historical Society. Originally the group’s collection was held at the Statehouse, but in 1894 they moved to Orton Hall on Ohio State University’s campus. They remained on OSU’s campus until 1970 when they moved to their present location at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. Zane Grey was born on January 31, 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio. He won a baseball scholarship to University of Pennsylvania where he studied to become a dentist. Once he graduated, he realized he was not happy in the dental profession so he decided to become a writer. His first novel was called “Betty Zane” and was based on frontier stories in Ohio. When he was unable to find a publisher, he decided to move out west in hopes of better fortune. His first publication, “The Heritage of the Desert” was published in Harper’s Magazine in 1910. By the time he died in 1939, he had written over ninety books including westerns, short stories, a biography of George Washington, and several children’s stories. Some of his most popular novels are “Spirit of the Border”, “Desert Gold”, “The Last Trail”, “The Call of the Canyon”, and “The Thundering Herd”. This exhibit includes a few of his books, a bag, a knife and holster, a boot, several photographs, and other items. The building in this picture is located at Fifteenth Avenue and N. High Street. The title of the building was transferred to OSU in 1970 when the Ohio Historical Society moved to the Fairgrounds. The building was named after Joseph Sullivant, a member of the Board of Trustees. It has housed the Music and Dance Library, the Fine Arts Library, the Zoology Museum, and the Hoyt Sherman Art Gallery. In 2013, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum officially opened in the space. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07655
Subjects: Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Ohio Historical Society; Museum exhibits; Ohio authors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph documents visitors to the Ohio Historical Society's exhibit on communication. The exhibit was one of the first to open in the new Ohio History Center in 1970. The photograph measures 9.5" x 7.5" (24.13 x 19.05 cm). Founded in 1885, the Ohio Historical Society--now the Ohio History Connection--conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage. In the last century, the organization has collected more than 1.5 million items pertaining to Ohio's history, archaeology, and natural history. Its services include managing the state archives, administering the state's historic preservation office, and operating a network of historic sites and museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3387_5837593_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Ohio Historical Society; Museum exhibits; Historical museums--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Eighteen photographs document the construction of the Ohio State Museum, home of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (later the Ohio Historical Society, and now the Ohio History Connection) in 1912. The first photograph shows the cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1912. Standing prominently at the High Street entrance to the Ohio State University, the Museum and Library of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society was completed in December 1913 and dedicated five months later on Memorial Day. Graced with Ionic columns, Tiffany bronze doors, and marble stairways, the two-story building of limestone block was the first wing of what would become a much larger structure. In 1970, the Ohio Historical Society moved into the Ohio History Center, located near the Ohio Exposition Center and State Fairgrounds at the intersection of I-71 and 17th Avenue. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3351_4881871_001
Subjects: Architecture; Arts and Entertainment; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 1931 photograph shows an exterior view of Sullivant Hall, a building on the campus of the Ohio State University that at the time of this photograph was occupied by the Ohio Archeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio Historical Society). The building is located at the intersection of 15th Avenue and High Street in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05138
Subjects: Ohio State University--History; College buildings; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; Ohio Historical Society; Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)