Description: Group portrait of seven young men. The photograph is presented in an oblong-shaped mat edged with two gold lines. Four men are seated in the first row and three are standing in the second row, and all appear to be dressed in military uniform jackets. Their names are recorded on the mat below the photograph but the ink has spread making the writing difficult to read. The handwritten text seems to read "Top row Lafayette Franks No. 8. Sumner Ellis No 1. William Brennan No 1./ Lower row Patrick W. Slattery, James M. Wright gunner, William H. Goldsmith Searg. John Dow No. 28." These men served in Battery C of the 1st West Virginia Light Artillery. Battery C was organized in Wheeling, West Virginia between January 25, 1862 and March 30, 1862. Battery C was mustered out on June 28, 1865. It had a total of 173 men, with 106 enlisting from Washington County, Ohio, and 67 from West Virginia. The 1st West Virginia Light Artillery Regiment lost 33 men, killed and died of wounds; 131 men, died of disease, accident or in prison; total deaths, 164 men. (all 8 batteries) [Source: Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861–1865, by William F. Fox] Battery C was engaged in several key battles, including Gettysburg. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5739_02
Subjects: Teenagers; American Civil War, 1861-1865; Photography--Ohio--History--19th century; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Military uniforms
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing attendees at an "Early Bird" dinner for Governor James A. Rhodes at the Governor's Mansion, June 10, 1978. Located on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, the 25-room Tudor-Norman mansion was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State University during a series of student protests against the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the guardsmen fired into a crowd of protestors, killing four and injuring nine. Rhodes retired from politics following an unsuccessful run for a fifth term in 1986, and died March 4, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_08_01_01
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing one of the first homes built along Walhalla Ravine (now Walhalla Road) in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The ravine got its name from Mathias Armbruster, an early settler in the neighborhood who lived at the intersection of Walhalla and North High Street. Armbruster was a native of Germany whose interest in Norse mythology inspired the name of the ravine (after the paradise reserved for Norse warriors killed in battle) as well as several other streets in the vicinity. 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 between 1912 and 1938, 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_031
Subjects: Clinton League; Women--Charities; Houses; Columbus (Ohio)--History
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1945, this photograph shows notorious Ohio Reformatory for Women inmate Velma West, who was serving a life sentence for beating her husband to death with a hammer for refusing to take her to a bridge game. She and another inmate escaped the Reformatory in 1939, but were captured and returned to the prison. 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1679AV_B01_F04_002
Subjects: Ohio Reformatory for Women; Prisons; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: A group of spectators wave American flags while watching a parade from the Ohio Statehouse lawn in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The Neil House, a downtown landmark for over 130 years, is visible in the background. Built in 1842 by William Neil, the hotel was located at 41 South High Street, across from the Statehouse. The Neil House served travelers heading west through Columbus, as well as many famous politicians and celebrities, including Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Harding, Daniel Webster, Jenny Lind, and Amelia Earhart. William McKinley lived at the Neil House from 1892 to 1896, while he was governor of Ohio. Closed in 1980, it is now the site of the Huntington Center, the fourth tallest building in Columbus. 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_B04F072_01
Subjects: Street photography; Downtowns; Parades & processions; Flags
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Nighttime photograph taken near the intersection of North High Street and Hickory Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio. 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_B07F179_01
Subjects: Street photography; Downtowns
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken in 1971 by U.S. Army medic Charles Tweel, this photograph shows a boy sitting in a nook in the stone gate around a cemetery where an American MedCAP station was setup. This cemetery is in the lowlands of central Vietnam, with westward mountains in the background. 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_B01F09_014
Subjects: Vietnam War (1961-1975); United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st; Cemeteries; Medical care
Places: Vietnam
 

Description: Hog Heaven, a motorcyle and tattoo shop located at 1437 North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, photographed by Tom Zamaria, October 1980. Signs advertise "Cycle Goodies," "Engine and Trans Rebuilding," "Tune-ups and Wireing" and tattoos in "8 bright colors" and "modern designs." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P364_B01_F05_05_01
Subjects: Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Stores and shops; Motorcycles; Tattoos
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the cornerstone of the Coshocton County Courthouse. The structure was built between 1873 and 1875 by architects Carpenter and Williams, and it sits on a central four-acre square. S. Harold & Co. were the contractors. The Second Empire style building is unaltered in appearance since its completion. The characteristic mansard roof and clock tower are accented with curly pediments, and inside, open cast-iron stairways that incorporate wooden banisters create an intimate and inviting environment. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_095
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; mansard roofs; dormers; pediments; Second Empire
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio); 349 1/2 Main St.
 

Description: The image is a black and white print of Abraham Lincoln engraved by A. H. Ritchie inspired from a photograph taken by Mathew Brady. The print is framed around Lincoln’s head and shoulders slightly turned to the left. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F07_014
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits
 

Description: This is photograph of William McKinley seated in rocking chair on the front porch of his home in Canton, Ohio during his campaign for President, 1896. McKinley became the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00517
Subjects: Stark County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: 16 foot mine fan made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio on display in the factory yard, 1911. Mine fans were used to force fresh air into mines for miners to breathe and to dissipate dangerous gasses. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01301
Subjects: Mining machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)