Description: Robert Roy Reeves Sr., was born on June 21, 1886, in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, for two years. In 1908 he obtained his architecture degree from Carnegie Technical Institute where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In 1911 he married Helen Gest; the couple had a son, Robert Roy Reeves Jr., who also became an architect. The elder Reeves worked in the Columbus, Ohio, office of Frank C. Packard from 1908 to 1916. He subsequently formed the partnership Miller and Reeves with Orlando C. Miller until 1928. After Miller left the firm it was known as Robert R. Reeves, Architect. Among the best known examples of Reeves's work is the YMCA at 65 South Fourth Street, a Georgian design which won the architect award in the Groswold Memorial Competition in 1923. The following year, Reeves was commissioned to construct a hospice in Montfaucon, France, as a war memorial for the Ohio 37th Division. From 1927 to 1932, Reeves designed a residential development on East Broad Street in Bexley, Ohio, known as Sessions Village, heavily inspired by the layout of historic European villages. The location, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, features cobblestone streets, a stone enclosure, and a "village center" with a traditional fountain. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS871_B01_F05_01
Subjects: Reeves, Robert R. (Robert Roy), 1886-1937; Architecture; Planned communities;
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Michael Harsh on the military compound in Phu Bai, Vietnam, where he was stationed, ca. 1967-1968. Harsh enlisted in the Army in July 1966 at 20 years old. He married while in basic training in December 1966, and went back to military school before being called up to Vietnam in June 1967. He served in Vietnam from June of 1967 to June of 1968, working in communications on General Cryptographic Repair. He spent his remaining time in service between Germany and Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and was discharged in June of 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV57_B1F1_03
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Vietnam War; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs;
Places: Phu Bai (Vietnam)
 

Description: Clipping of a newspaper photograph showing the Clinton Theater, which opened on New Year's Day in 1927. The Clinton was located on the west side of North High Street just south of North Broadway in Clintonville, and housed an auditorium with seating for 1,500, as well as a second-story ballroom. After changing ownership throughout the decades, the theater closed in 1973 and was sold to the Clintonville Electric Company. After being left vacant in 2003, the building was demolished in 2010. 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_183
Subjects: Clinton League; Women--Charities; Columbus (Ohio)--History; Theaters
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two young boys smile for a portrait along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. The University District includes the small neighborhoods to the east and south of The Ohio State University campus on either side of the High Street corridor. 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_B10F259_01
Subjects: Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Children
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of staff members during a party celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Free Press newspaper in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F08_03
Subjects: Newspaper publishing; Social issues; Journalism; Celebrations;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Lake County Courthouse. This Beaux-Arts courthouse replaced the ca. 1840 courthouse which now serves as the Painesville City Hall. It has large Doric columns and an oversized entablature between the column capitals and the roof. Some of the materials used to build this structure were stone and Tennessee marble. Outside the front entrance are statues of Cain and Abel who represent the first crime. The sculptor hoped these statues would promote prison reform. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_251
Subjects: Courthouses
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio); 47 N. Park Pl.
 

Description: This photograph shows the welcome home celebration for Neil Armstrong after NASA mission Gemini 8; Gymnasium of Wapakoneta High School (formerly Blume High). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F2_055
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Celebrations
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Elise Ford created by Howard Chandler Christy in 1947. The painting is part of the Ohio History Connection fine art collection. Christy grew up in Duncan Falls, Ohio, and later built a studio there. In addition to portraits, he was a well-known illustrator and also painted historic scenes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00713
Subjects: Muskingum County (Ohio); Art and Artists; Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952
 

Description: Inspection of survival supplies in public fallout shelter, ca. 1968. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01085
Subjects: Civil defense; Ohio History--State and Local Government
 

Description: The caption on the reverse of this photograph identifies it as Main Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, taken in January 1939. Several Main Street businesses can be seen, including the Baltimore Hotel, La Mode Beauty Salon, Ebenhack & Sons Carpenters, and Leroy & Miller Garage. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F08_011_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Chillicothe (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Hotels; Winter
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a postcard of, most likely, a dormitory. There is handwriting on the back which says: "Mt. Vernon Academy, District#6, Knox Co.", though it is unclear if this is correct. More information needed. Mount Vernon Academy was opened by the Seventh-Day Adventists in 1893 with a missionary cause. It was enlarged and converted to a college in 1905. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_016_1
Subjects: Religion in Ohio; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Education; Universities and colleges; Church colleges
Places: Mount Vernon (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Located Walnut St., between Fifth and Sixth Sts., Fountain Square, B. F. Keith's Theater occupied the site of a theater built on a Fountain Square alley in the 1880s. A Fountain Square Theater by James W. McLaughlin occupied the site from 1892 to 1899. J. M. Wood's Columbia Theater moved the entrance to Walnut St. in 1909. Keith's, an 18-story tower by Rapp and Rapp of Chicago, replaced the Columbia in 1921. Redevelopment of Fountain Square in the 1960s demolished the building entirely. Reverse reads: "Back of Keith's Theater, which was the old Columbia Theater, Walnut Street, Cincinnati Ohio. Showing the masks of the drama near top." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F12_009_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; McLaughlin, James W., 1834-1923.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)