Description: Taken in 1971 by U.S. Army medic Charles Tweel, this photograph shows a Chinook helicopter carrying a large container. 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_B02F12_037
Subjects: Vietnam War (1961-1975); United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st; Helicopters
Places: Vietnam
 

Description: Photograph showing the intersection of Jaeger and East Whitter in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, photographed by Tom Zamaria, 1977. Pictured on the corner are Deibel's, a cafe and biergarten, and Parkview Pharmacy. Located in the south end of Columbus, German Village is an historic neighborhood largely settled by German immigrants, who at one time comprised a third of the city's population. The area is characterized by small, closely-built homes, and residential streets interspersed with small commercial buildings. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P364_B01_F02_01_01
Subjects: Streets--Ohio--Columbus; German Americans; Restaurants;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four photographs depict celebrations that took place on April 26, 1942 in Point Pleasant, Ohio commemorating Ulysses S. Grant's birthday. Grant was born in Point Pleasant on April 27, 1822 and died July 23, 1885. The first photograph shows Boy Scouts marching past Grant's birthplace. The second photograph is taken up the hill, in front of the Grant Memorial Church. The third and final images show band members and scouts marching back down the hill past the birthplace. The photographs measure 8" by 10" (20.32 by 25.4 cm). Born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant Ohio, in 1839 Grant entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, where a roster mistakenly listed his name as Ulysses Simpson. He was known as Ulysses S. Grant for the rest of his life. Grant served in the Mexican War, but was never happy with military life and resigned his commission in 1854. After unsuccessful attempts at farming and real estate, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he worked in his father's leather shop. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized a company in Galena and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. Grant came to national attention by capturing the Confederate Forts Henry and Donelson, the first major Union victories of the war. In spite of a devastating defeat at Shiloh, Grant won major victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. In 1864, Grant was made lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. In this position, Grant devised a concerted plan of action for all the Union armies. Although Grant lost to Confederate General Robert E. Lee in battle, other Northern armies were successful and weakened the Confederacy. He presided over General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Grant served as president from 1869-1877. Southern reconstruction was one of the major issues of Grant's presidency. He occasionally encouraged the process with the force of federal troops. Although Grant is considered to have been honest himself, he was surrounded by dishonest men, causing his administration to be marred with scandal. He was re-elected in 1872 and ran for a third time in 1880 but was unsuccessful. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3223_3832087_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Religion in Ohio; Arts and entertainment; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Presidents; Celebrations; Boy Scouts of America; Churches; Automobiles; Bands
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse. It was completed in 1912 by architects Lehman and Schmidt with the distinction of being the second finished building in Cleveland's downtown group plan. The project was developed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, which sought to create a downtown space that combined all of Cleveland's public buildings in a central mall. The other buildings included in the plan are the Federal Building, the Cleveland Public Library and the Board of Education building. Cuyahoga's Beaux-Arts courthouse is said to reflect Cleveland's "turn-of-the-century" prosperity and includes materials like Milford pink granite, marble and English oak. Decorative art is also a major component of this building, from its statues depicting the rules of English law to its dramatic murals and stained-glass window. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_101
Subjects: Courthouses
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); 1219 Ontario St.
 

Description: A black-and-white photographic print of Abraham Lincoln's funeral casket on display, surrounded by mourners at Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. Lincoln's casket was stopped in Cleveland en route to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried. The Civil War ended with the surrender of General Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Five days later, Americans were horrified by the assassination of President Lincoln. Thousands viewed Lincoln's funeral procession as it traveled through Ohio on its way back to Springfield. The 1650-mile route from Washington D.C. to Springfield ran through Ohio from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Cleveland, then south to Columbus, and west to Indianapolis. Along the way, mourners lined the tracks and special services were held. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_015_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Presidents--Death and burial; Funeral rites and ceremonies
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The image is a black and white print of Abraham Lincoln engraved by T. Johnson inspired by a photograph taken of a beardless Lincoln in 1860 by Alexander Hesler. The print is framed around Lincoln’s right profile. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F07_016
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits
 

Description: Interior of the reading room of the Ohio State Library when it was located in the Ohio Statehouse, 1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00519
Subjects: Libraries; Books and reading
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: 16 foot mine fan casing made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio on display in the factory yard, 1911. Fitted with a 16 foot mine fan blade, it was used to force fresh air into mines for miners to breathe and to dissipate dangerous gasses. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01302
Subjects: Mining machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Marker erected by the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce on the site of the Yeatman's Tavern, Cincinnati, Ohio, now occupied by the Cincinnati Union Bethel Building, 308 East Front Street, 60 feet East of Sycamore Street. The ground floor is occupied by 'The Church of God', a religious organization." Sign reads "Site of Yeatman's Tavern. Cincinnati's first hotel. Built 1793. Site of Yeatman's Cove. Foot of this hill. First settler's landing place 1788. Marker erected by Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Historic Sites Committee" Yeatman's Tavern, the Square and Compass, was a large two and a half story frame building facing Front Street. It over looked one of the earliest landing places in a town known as Losantiville in 1793. It was the center of the social and civic life in the community, which later became Cincinnati. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_019_001
Subjects: Tavern (Inns) signs; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “Freemont High School, Aug 10-39” Located on 1100 North Street, Fremont Ross High School is Fremont’s public high school. The school is famous for its alumni of NFL athletes and its football rivalry with Sandusky High School, dating back to 1895. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_020_1
Subjects: Schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; High school
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Tuscarawas River under Goshen bridge, Tus. County." The photograph shows the high water of the Tuscarawas River as it passes under the Goshen Bridge in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_020_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Bridges Ohio; Floods
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Governor Martin L. Davey (1884-1946) who served two, two-year terms as Governor from 1935-1939. As governor, Davey had to help Ohioans cope with the Great Depression. Although a fellow Democrat, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was currently president, Davey opposed many of Roosevelt's New Deal programs because they assumed control over many programs previously operated by the states. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV105_1_36
Subjects: Ohio--Governors--Portraits; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)