Description: Taken in 1971 by U.S. Army medic Charles Tweel, this photograph shows an American soldier hiking through the jungle with Vietnamese citizens to get water. American soldiers had a different water source, but the soldiers accompanied them to the stream without alerting officers. This photograph is part of the Charles Tweel Collection (AV 324) at the Ohio History Connection. Charles Tweel grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended The Ohio State University. After graduation in 1968, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a non-combatant, first training as a medic at Fort Sam Huston, followed by nine months of additional training at Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He finished his training as a Specialist 3 and 91C, MOS, and went on to serve in Bamberg, Germany, with combat engineers for one year. In January 1971, Tweel served in Vietnam with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Air Mobile), 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, based out of Camp Evans near Phu Bai, north of Hue, until December of that year. Tweel spent most of his service on various firebases as the medic in charge, and occasionally shared firebases with South Vietnamese soldiers. He also visited MedCAP stations (Medical Civic Action Programs) where he treated civilians. Tweel received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement, and was promoted to Specialist 5 in 1971. After discharge from the Army, he went to medical school and was in private practice as a family practitioner from 1979-2016, and now works part-time in inner city medical clinics in Columbus, Ohio, and Charleston, South Carolina. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV324_B01F08_006
Subjects: Vietnam War (1961-1975); United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st; Soldiers
Places: Vietnam
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the Fairfield County Courthouse. Although this building, completed in 1872 by architect Jacob Orman, has been replaced by the Fairfield County Hall of Justice as the official building for Probate, Juvenile, and Common Pleas Court, it remained the courthouse until 1975. Currently, this building houses administrative offices, but it has retained its title as Fairfield County Courthouse. The Italianate and Colonial Revival building is made entirely of locally quarried stone View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_134
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; flat roofs; bays (building divisions); arches; hood moldings; cornices; dentils; cornerstones; Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio); 210 E. Main St.
 

Description: Parade down Auglaize Street celebrating Neil Armstrong coming back to his hometown Wapakoneta, Ohio after NASA mission Gemini 8. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F1_054
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: The image is a souvenir postcard of the centennial anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The postcard text reads, “Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued January 1st 1863. Four millions of slaves were liberated from bondage that had existed from the beginning of the National life. Henceforth a Government without a Master and without a Slave.” Lincoln is depicted in the postcard standing with his right arm raised over a black women slave and her children, while holding the emancipation proclamation rolled in his left hand. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F12_003
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph of sharpshooter Annie Oakley from Darke County, Ohio. The photograph was taken when Annie was in London with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1892. Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortgage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's right to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00549
Subjects: Darke County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Darke County (Ohio); London (United Kingdom)
 

Description: Two employees of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio are pictured with a coal loader inside the Jeffrey plant, 1918. The background is painted to look like the interior of a coal mine. This photograph was used for advertising. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01382
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Crowds watching the race at Latonia Race Track, Latonia Ky." This photograph shows huge crowds waiting for the race to begin at Latonia Race Track in what is now Covington, Kentucky. There are people standing on either side of the tracks and on the roofs of the stables. The crowd appears to be mostly men and they are all wearing similar hats. Latonia Race Track was built in 1883 and was considered a force in racing, offering top horses, top jockeys, and the country's richest purses. In its heyday the race track offered the major horse race of the year, the Latonia Derby. The Latonia Derby often outshone the Kentucky Derby. In July 1939, Latonia Race Track closed due to the effects of The Great Depression. The property was sold to Standard Oil of Ohio, the track was torn down, and racing disappeared from Northern Kentucky. The spirit of Latonia Race Track was reborn in 1959 when Turfway Park opened in Florence, Kentucky. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_036_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Sports; Crowds; Racetracks (Horse racing); Plants and Animals; Horses; Jockeys; Latonia (Covington, Ky.)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Latonia (Covington, Ky.)
 

Description: Located 318 East Fourth St. (Fourth and Sycamore), Cincinnati. Christ Church congregation was founded 1817 by early settlers of Cincinnati, among them William Henry Harrison. Building visible here is the 1835 edifice, demolished 1957. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F12_002
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Episcopal Church--Ohio.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cleveland Museum of Art, seen from Wade Park Lagoon." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F09_13_01
Subjects: Art museums--Cleveland (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This art deco style illustration for “Labor” was not used in The Ohio Guide. It shows man posed in front of a large gear. In the background are a line of smokestacks on top of a factory building. A signature of the artist “Seay” can also be seen This illustration is a photographic reproduction of a drawing. It is one of a series produced as possible chapter headings for The Ohio Guide. From 1935 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), through its Federal Writers' Project created The American Guide Series, which included forty-eight state guides, as well as supplemental guides for large cities, etc. The state guides are divided into three sections. In the first section are general essays about the state on things such as agriculture, culture, history, industry, religion, etc. The second section contains an overview of the various cities and towns around the state, as well as enumerating various points of interest. The last section is dedicated to various tours around the state. The tourist is taken from city to city, with turn by turn directions, and descriptions of what can be seen along the way. While much of the country has grown and changed since the guides were written, it is surprising how much remains, and sometimes more surprising what has been lost. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F16_018
Subjects: Books Chapter-headings; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio; Federal Writers' Project. Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: William Medill (1802-1865) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives, where he was Speaker of House from 1836-1837. From 1839 to 1846, he represented the 9th Ohio District in the United States House of Representatives. He was appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1845 and served until 1850. Medill was elected to the new post of Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1851, where he served until Governor Reuben Wood resigned in 1853. He served as Governor until 1855. He proposed that the state privatize all canals, turnpikes, and other transportation interests in Ohio. These recommendations were not acted on while Medill was Governor. When Medill ran for re-election as governor in 1855, he faced strong opposition from Salmon P. Chase of the newly-formed Republican Party. Chase ran on an anti-slavery platform and defeated Medill by a significant margin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV105_1_15
Subjects: Ohio--Governors--Portraits; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Political cartoon from "Judge Magazine" entitled "A Big Undertaking for Santa Clause, but He Can Fill It." The cartoon depicts Taft (as Santa Clause) filling the stocking of the Republican elephant with political appointments, including cabinet positions, judgeships and military appointments. The cartoon is critical of the many important governmental positions which Taft awarded to his fellow Republicans during his presidency. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_0567
Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Presidential elections
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio);