Description: This photograph shows the "Ohio in the Wars" room at the Ohio State Museum. Seen browsing the exhibit are Dr. William Overman, Curator of History, and Miss Mary Poster, a member of the museum staff. The building pictured, also called Sullivant Hall, is located at Fifteenth Avenue and North High Street and was the former home of the Ohio History Connection (then known as the Ohio Historical Society), which moved to the near the state fairgrounds in 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P365_B18_F13_001
Subjects: World War I, 1914-1918; World War II; Museum exhibits; Ohio Historical Society; Military Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows two men at the "War Today" exhibit at the Ohio State Museum, meant to teach visitors about the current world conflict. The building pictured, also called Sullivant Hall, is located at Fifteenth Avenue and North High Street and was the former home of the Ohio History Connection (then known as the Ohio Historical Society), which moved to the near the state fairgrounds in 1970. The bronze relief sculptures on the walls are part of a series by Bruce Wilder Saville, an artist and professor at the Ohio State University, depicting World War I scenes. They were dedicated April 6, 1926. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P365_B18_F13_002
Subjects: World War I, 1914-1918; World War II; Museum exhibits; Ohio Historical Society; Military Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Art Project Urbana." This is a depiction of a World War I soldier. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_054_001
Subjects: Art; World War I, 1914-1918; Soldiers; Military Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph showing nine women standing along the "Road to Remembrance," a designated stretch of the "River Road" (possibly Olentangy River Road) where members of the Columbus Federation of Women's Clubs planted trees. This effort was likely in honor of those Columbus soldiers who were killed during World War I. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_166
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; World War I, 1914-1918; Commemorations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hand-drawn map of the West African country of Liberia done by Charles Young while on assignment as United States Military Attaché. The map was completed as a part of his larger intelligence-gathering duties. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_OVS_3
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
 

Description: This is a photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Young's wife, Ada Young, with two unidentified women. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2_B04F05_G
Subjects: African American women; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; African American soldiers
 

Description: Photograph of pianist Hazel Harrison signed and addressed to Ada Young, wife of Charles Young. Inscription reads: "To dear Mrs Young with my best wishes. Sincerely, Hazel Harrison, Dec. 18, 1924." Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS3_B02F082
Subjects: African American women; Artists; Music; Musicians; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
 

Description: The subject of this portrait, Homer L. Ruh of Columbus, Ohio, served in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. He trained at Camp Sheridan, Alabama, where this photograph was taken. Homer was with the 37th Infantry Division in France and Belgium from June 15, 1918, until March 23, 1919. On April 12, 1919, Ruh was honorably discharged. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry by General John J. Pershing. After service in World War I, Ruh was a professional football player with the Columbus Panhandles (later the Columbus Tigers), an early National Football League franchise. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07047
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio; World War I, 1914-1918; Football--Ohio--History
Places: Camp Sheridan (Alabama); Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Young and his wife Ada Young with unidentified people. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2_B04F05_J
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
 

Description: Photograph taken during the shoring up of the Eberly Building in Columbus, Ohio, by employees of the C.W. Bryant Jr. Company. World War I-era posters can be seen displayed along the building's facade, as well as advertisements for the opening of Indianola Park. Charles William Bryant Jr. was born in Dayton in 1882, and from his start as a farmhand with a 3rd grade education would go on to become a prominent African American businessman, self-taught engineer, and owner of one of Columbus’ largest construction firms. The C. W. Bryant Rigging & Moving Co. was involved in major projects throughout Columbus, including the construction of a temporary Broad Street bridge following the 1913 flood, the removal of lighting arcs from High Street, and dismantling Hanford Village in 1962 for the construction of I-71. Bryant faced racial discrimination in his personal and professional life, including the refusal of local steelworkers’ unions to admit Bryant’s black employees, which forced Bryant Co. out of steel construction in the 1950s. He nonetheless expanded into other areas, including ownership of Bryco gas stations, a coal and oil company, the Litchford and Macon hotels, and the Ohio Malt Beverage Co.-the first African American distributor in Columbus. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV76_B01_F09_002
Subjects: African Americans--Ohio; Bryant, Charles William, Jr. (1882-1964); Construction industry--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; World War I, 1914-1918;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the barn and field of Colonel Charles Young's farm, which the Colonel called Youngsholm. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS3_B02F71_05
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.; Farms; Farming
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph from the Columbus Citizen-Journal Collection showing marchers as part of the "Bonus Army" on their way to demonstrate in Washington, D.C., 1932. The handwritten caption on the back reads, "Strikers and vets on bonus march to White house." During the Great Depression, a group of over 40,000 demonstrators gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand payment on bonus certificates awarded to World War I veterans in 1924. The certificates were not redeemable until 1948, but thousands of out-of-work veterans demonstrated calling for immediate cash payment to counter the effects of the Depression. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B03F10_01_01
Subjects: Great Depression; World War I, 1914-1918; Veterans; Demonstrations;
Places: Washington (District of Columbia);