Description: Photograph showing a speaker at the Ohio Home for the Aged and Infirm Deaf groundbreaking of a new rest home, ca. 1958. The Ohio School for the Deaf held its first annual reunion in 1870, and at this time, the OSD Alumni Association decided to build a home for the state's aged deaf, many of whom were living in social isolation in various county infirmaries. Fundraising finally began in 1892, and in 1896, the first residents moved into the new home in Westerville, Ohio. Over the following decades, the Ohio Home for the Aged and Infirm Deaf expanded, eventually including a farm, a men's dormitory and a rest home. After being renamed The Columbus Colony in 1980, the residential community grew to include ten cottages, a modern nursing home, and an apartment complex on adjacent property. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P_262_B01_F06_03
Subjects: Social services--Ohio; Ohio School for the Deaf; Deaf and hard of hearing community; Nursing homes--Ohio
Places: Westerville (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1965, this photograph shows two inmates at the Ohio Reformatory for Women during a performance. In 1911, the Ohio General Assembly authorized the establishment of a separate women’s penal institution. On September 1, 1916, the Ohio Reformatory for Women opened in Marysville, Ohio, with a population of 34 inmates. When Marguerite Reilley was appointed superintendent of the Reformatory in 1935, she found dirty and unkempt inmates with excessively restricted living habits. She instituted the “human being” program which provided recreation, entertainment, jobs, and vocational training for the inmates. State Archived Series 1679 AV consists of 234 photographs which illustrate daily life in the Ohio Reformatory for Women, as well as photographs of the buildings and grounds, superintendents Marguerite Reilley and Martha Wheeler, and notorious inmate Velma West. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1679AV_B01_F02_001
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Ohio Reformatory for Women; Prisons; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Theater--Ohio; Arts and entertainment
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: A girl rides her bicycle past Clinton Heights Lutheran Church along North High Street in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. In front of the church is a sign which bears one of the themes for the Key '73 movement, "Calling Our Community to Christ." Key '73 was a nationwide evangelistic movement involving Christians from over 140 different denominations. 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_B13F345_01
Subjects: Street photography; Bicycles; Churches
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of a construction worker taken during the demolition of the Chittenden Hotel in downtown Columbus, Ohio, 1973. Henry Chittenden opened the doors of his hotel in 1889, at the corner of North High and Spring Streets. Closed in 1972, and demolished the following year, it is now the site of the William Green Building, one of the tallest skyscrapers in Columbus. Chittenden Avenue, which intersects High Street further north, is named for Henry Chittenden. 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_B06F169_01
Subjects: Street photography; Downtowns; Hotels; Demolition; Construction industry
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken in 1971 by U.S. Army medic Charles Tweel, this photograph shows a woman entertainer dressed in a blue sequin outfit, who probably came to Camp Evans to perform for the 101st Airborne Division. 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_B02F11_003
Subjects: Vietnam War (1961-1975); United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st; Arts and entertainment
Places: Vietnam
 

Description: Photograph identified on its reverse as "Buildings to be torn down, NE corner of High & Main" in Columbus, Ohio, photographed by Tom Zamaria in August 1980. Seen in the photograph are Sun Appliance Co. and Lurie Jewelers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P364_B01_F01_03_01
Subjects: Street photography; Businesses; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Downtowns;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 5" by 7" (12.7 by 17.8 cm) photograph depicts the Rutherford B. Hayes Library. The gates visible in this image were originally used at the White House during Hayes' presidency. There are six stone gateways with iron gates used as entry points at Spiegel Grove; they are collectively known as the White House Gates. These gates were originally erected in Washington circa1870 as the West Executive Avenue gates. The West Executive Avenue gates appear to have been constructed between 1869-1888. When erected they stretched across West Executive Ave. between the White House and the State, War, and Navy Building (constructed 1871-1888, now the Old Executive Office Building). A second set of gates existed across East Executive Ave. next to the Treasury Building (constructed 1836-1869). The gates controlled access onto West and East Executive avenues from Pennsylvania Avenue. When automobiles replaced carriages, the gates became a safety concern as they were situated in the middle of Executive Avenue. Upon hearing in 1921 that the gates were to be removed from the White House due to safety concerns, Colonel Webb Hayes contacted Washington politicians to have the iron gates transferred to Spiegel Grove. The largest center gate, 11 feet high and 14 ft. 9 in. wide, was to be hung on new split boulder posts at the Memorial Gateway in front of the Library. In 1928 congress authorized the donation of iron gates to be placed at Spiegel Grove. The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center contains the residence of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States, a library and museum, and the tomb of the president and his wife Lucy Webb Hayes. The library and museum building houses the personal papers and mementos of the Hayes family, the Civil War, and the White House. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3209_3831333_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Arts and entertainment; Literary Ohio; Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893; Presidents; Gates; Libraries
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the side facade of the Crawford County Courthouse. The structure was built in 1854, by architect O.S. Kinney and contractor A.E. Hanckock, but extensive renovations between 1906 and 1908 by architect Harlan Jones significantly updated the building. Prior to this, in 1893, a rear addition designed by J.L. Assenheimer was added. The original brick facade was covered with stone, and an impressive stained glass dome was installed above the courtroom. To the left of the courthouse entrance, there is a statue honoring Colonel William Crawford, a Revolutionary War hero and namesake of the county. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_097
Subjects: Courthouses; hip roofs; pillars
Places: Bucyrus (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio); 112 E. Mansfield St.
 

Description: Portrait of William McKinley, ca. 1890-1899. McKinley was the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. McKinley was also a Civil War veteran and served as Governor of Ohio from 1892-1896. In the Civil War he was in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry with another future President, Rutherford B. Hayes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00513
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Haul-up chain made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, was used in the "Shoot the Chutes" ride at Olentangy Park on North High Street in Columbus, 1910. A haul-up chain was used on the right side of the ramp to pull cars full of passengers to the top where they were released to slide down the other side to the water below. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01285
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Opening game- Apr. 15-1941. Main entrance to Grand Stand. Cin. Ball Park Findlay St." This photograph depicts fans streaming into the Findlay Street main entrance at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cincinnati Reds took on the St. Louis Cardinals, but lost 3-7 in the opening game on April 15, 1941. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_017_001
Subjects: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: 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_B01F04_001_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Sports; Racetracks (Horse racing); Plants and Animals; Horses; Jockeys
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Covington (Kentucky); Florence (Kentucky)