Description: Unidentified storefront in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1880. Above the door appears the name "Reiselt," possibly the family seen posed in front. Also visible are a sign reading "Wines" and signs for Born & Co., a Columbus brewery started in 1859 which later joined other local breweries int he Hoster-Columbus Associated Breweries Co. (1904). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC0836_003
Subjects: Streets--Ohio--Columbus;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Lithograph titled "The Battle of Stone River or Murfreesboro," January 2-4, 1863, drawn by Alfred Edward Mathews. The Battle of Stones River (also called the Second Battle of Murfreesboro) took place between December 31, 1862, and January 2, 1863. It was considered a Union victory, but had a very high percentage of casualties on both sides. Noted on the lithograph are numbers representing troops of the 19th Ohio, 9th Kentucky, 79th Indiana, and 11th Kentucky, as well as General Sam Beatty and staff. Mathews (1831-1874) was born in Bristol, England, but moved with his family to settle in Rochester, Ohio, when he was two years old. He was working as a schoolteacher in Alabama when the Civil War broke out, and returned north to enlist in the 1st Ohio Artillery in August 1861. He later joined the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and fought in battles including Corinth, Stone River, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. During his three-year enlistment he drew numerous sketches of scenes he witnessed, which were made into lithographs and sold, including publication in Harper's Weekly. He moved west following the war and continued his work as an artist, until his sudden death at the age of 43. He is buried on his ranch near Longmount, Colorado. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV117_F2_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Battlefields; Military Ohio; Soldiers
Places: Murfreesboro (Tennessee);
 

Description: Photograph of members of the Clinton League during the group's "June Frolic," held at the North Broadway home of Mrs. W.W. Daniel in June 1927. A caption reads, "Dignified ladies in long skirts cut many capers." 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_188
Subjects: Clinton League; Women--Charities; Picnics; Sports and leisure
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of an elderly man wearing eyeglasses and a hat, outside 2305 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_B11F289_01
Subjects: Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Portrait photography;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph from the Columbus Free Press showing a quartet of musicians performing at Oktoberfest, an annual event which takes place in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The men wear traditional German costumes and stand next to a statue of King Gambrinus, a Flemish leader who is credited with the invention of beer. The statue originally stood outside of Gambrinus Brewery, which operated on the site from 1906 until 1974, and remained after the brewery was demolished. 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_B02F09_05
Subjects: German Village (Ohio); German Americans; Multicultural Ohio--Ethnic Communities; Musical performances; Musicians; Cultural heritage
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the fourth Licking County Courthouse and is an example of Second Empire architecture. An iron balustrade surrounds the flagpole on top of the clock tower. The interior includes religious murals, portraits, busts, and stained glass windows of local and national jurists, heroes and presidents. This image shows the building's front facade. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_264
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; pediments; mansard roofs; Second Empire
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio); Courthouse Square
 

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_058
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Celebrations
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of the wreckage of the Shenandoah Airship which crashed in Noble County, Ohio on September 3, 1925. The U.S.S. Shenandoah was the first gas-filled rigid airship built in the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00718
Subjects: Noble County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of labor leader Jacob S. Coxey as a young man, ca. 1894. Coxey was known as "General Coxey" and received national recognition when he led an "Industrial Army" of unemployed workers to Washington, D. C. to protest the federal government's response to the economic depression of the 1890s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01140
Subjects: Social reformers; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
 

Description: The photograph shows the monument "Madonna of the Trail" on the grounds of the Ohio Masonic Home. The sculpture is of a pioneer women with a child clutching her leg. Two people are looking at the monument. There is an inscription on the front of the monument that reads: "Madonna of the Trail. N.S.D.A.R. Memorial to the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days." An inscription on the side reads: "They were just as brave or braver than their men because, in many cases, they went with sad hearts and trembling bodies. They went, however, and endured every hardship that befalls a pioneer." Madonna of the Trail is a series of 12 monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). They were placed along the National Old Trails Road and extended from Bethesda, Maryland, to Upland, California, in each of the 12 states the road passed through. Created by sculptor August Leimbach and funded by contributions, the Madonna of the Trail monuments were intended to provide a symbol of the courage and faith of the women whose strength and love aided so greatly in conquering the wilderness and establishing permanent homes. The Ohio Madonna of the Trail Monument was the first of the series to be unveiled, with dedication ceremonies taking place July 4, 1928. She stood on the grounds of the Ohio Masonic Home until 1956 - 1957 when Ohio Routes 4 and 40 were expanded which necessitated moving the statue about 1/4 mile to its current location. The statue now stands just east of the intersection of Routes 68 4/40, near Snyder Park. Restoration work began in 2001 and cost more than $50, 000. On July 4, 2003 re-dedication ceremonies took place to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the original dedication. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_042_001
Subjects: Monuments; Daughters of the American Revolution; Cumberland Road
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Cutler Hall is on Ohio University's College Green. This tower sits on top of the oldest building erected for higher education west of the Alleghenies and north of the Ohio River. It has served as a dormitory, classroom building, library, museum and laboratory and today it holds administrative offices. The clock was added in 1914. In 1937, the building's interior was renovated and modernized. The building's exterior was restored in 1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F07_016_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Buildings; Education; Universities and colleges; Ohio University
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ohio State Institution for the Education of the Blind was established in April of 1837 and by July of 1837 began instruction in rented rooms. The first school building was built in 1839, and could accommodate sixty students. This photograph, taken ca. 1935-1943, shows the four-story sandstone structure in the Second Roman style of architecture with a Mansard roof. It is located on the corner of Parsons Avenue and East Main Street in Columbus, Ohio and first opened its doors on May 21, 1874. Early in the 20th century, the Ohio Department of Education assumed control and the name of the school was changed to the Ohio School for the Blind. In 1953, the school moved to its current location on North High Street near Morse Road. The building has undergone several renovations, and once had a central tower which reached an additional three stories, and pointed spires on the north and south ends. It has since been occupied by the Ohio Highway Patrol and then by Columbus Environmental Health. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_013
Subjects: Schools--Ohio; Blind--Ohio; Ohio State School for the Blind; Blind--Education--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)