Description: Photograph of C. Walder Parke sitting with his wife, Eileen Czerny Parke. The two were married June 19, 1943. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1510_B03F03_005
Subjects: Parke, Charles Walder, 1924-1996; Portrait photography; Soldiers--Family relationships; United States Air Force; Military uniforms; Air pilots
 

Description: This image, taken from the town square, shows the front facades of both the old and new Medina County courthouses, located at 99 Public Square. The old courthouse was originally built in 1841 and over the years, it has transformed to incorporate multiple architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Second Empire. It is connected by a passageway to a newer building, also called the Medina County Courthouse, which was built in 1969. It serves as a second Common Pleas Court. D.H. Weed was contractor for original building (1840); T. Dudley Allen was architect for renovation (1873). The new courthouse was built next to the original 1841 county courthouse to accommodate the growing county. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_312
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places;
Places: Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio);
 

Description: Carte de visite of General Gouverneur K. Warren, who served with the Union Army during the Civil War. Warren, a native of Cold Spring, New York, is also known as the "Hero of Little Round Top." At Gettysburg, he realized the importance of the hill, and on his own initiative ordered Vincent's brigade, including the famous 20th Maine, to occupy it. The troops reached the summit of the hill minutes before the Confederates swept over it, and prevented the Union's left from being turned. Warren also fought at Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, Petersburg, and Appomattox Court House. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_38
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union; Portrait photography
Places: Ohio; Cold Spring (New York)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Soldiers, Sailors, and Pioneers Memorial Building in Hamilton, Ohio, in Butler County. The monument was dedicated on July 4, 1906, to commemorate Butler County residents who joined the armed forces, as well as the first residents of Butler County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00298
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Hamilton (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bingo the Bicentennial Dog was dressed in flag-patterned hat, scarf socks and sunglasses to celebrate the United States Bicentennial on July 4, 1976. The photograph was entered by photographer Elsa M. Schnieders in the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01149
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Dogs; Costumes; Celebrations
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: Ivy Mountain C[?] 2nd Reg't Stone River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01864
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: This photograph is most likely not Gladys E. Palmer, but was taken by her. Palmer was an athletic administrator at Ohio State University between 1922-1957. As Chairperson of the women's division of Physical Education at OSU, she established the first-ever Intercollegiate Golf Tournament for women. The tournament was held in 1941 at Ohio State's Scarlet Course. Caption reads: "Miss Gladys E. Palmer, 1776 King Ave. Columbus, Ohio, Class D, No. 88." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_016_001
Subjects: Golf; Golf--Ohio--History; Palmer, Gladys E.; College sports; Ohio State University; Women golfers--United States; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Located at 5870 Belmont Avenue in the College Hill area of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Peter G. Thomson Home is better known as Laurel Court and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Beau Arts Neoclassical style home, completed in 1907, was built for Peter G. Thomson, founder of Champion Paper, and designed by James Gamble Rogers, the nephew of Peter’s wife Laura Gamble Thomson. It was modeled after the Petit Trianon, a “small” chateau on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in France, and is considered one of the finest homes in America. The exterior is made from chiseled granite and was originally built on twenty three acres, on the highest point in Hamilton County. The Thomson family lived in the home until 1947. Today, the private residence stands on seven and a half acres of land, and the numerous original buildings, gardens, statues and fountains are open for tours and special events by reservation only. Some of the notable features of this home include the retractable roof of the two story Atrium in the center of the house, the Rookwood tiled swimming pool, the African Rosewood tiled Library, and the gilded Music Room. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_b03f03_035_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Thomson, Peter G. (Peter Gibson), 1851-1931; Rogers, James Gamble, 1901-1990; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "Project #16-31-83. The library in Laurel Hall or the Shelter Care Division of W.P.A. provides some 1,500 titles to select from. Magazines and newspapers are also provided for the men whose needs are not considered supplied with the mere provision of adequate food, shelter, and clothing. Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers') District #16 6-16-36." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F06_046_001
Subjects: Reading rooms
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated March 3, 1937, this photograph shows a man pointing to four posters advertising public forums presented by the Board of Education in Dayton, Ohio. One of the posters shows featured speaker Thomas D. Brown, Jr., "Educator and Lecturer." This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F09_024_001
Subjects: Boards of education; Posters; Ohio. State Board of Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows tables set at the Betsey Mills Club gymnasium for the annual Marietta Chamber of Commerce dinner. Keynote speeches at this event were given by U.S. Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield and Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche. At each place setting is a copy of "The Marietta Story," published in 1953 for the Marietta Chamber of Commerce dinner as part of the Ohio Sesquicentennial celebration. The booklet was created by S. Durward Hoag, President and Manager of the Hotel Lafayette in Marietta. Advertisements for various local stores and members of the Chamber of Commerce are hanging from the upper-level seating area and include: "Wainwrights, your friendly neighborhood Furniture Store;" "Tommy Windsor, Marietta's World Famous Banquet Entertainer;" "Carl E. Mead & Company, Complete Investment Programs;" "Remington Rand, Inc., Safe Cabinet Division;" "Elson Lumber;" "Brother's, Where Good Furniture Isn't Expensive;" "Marietta Paint, Fine Finished for Fifty Years;" and "Otto Brothers Department Store." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F18_005_1
Subjects: Banquets; Marietta (Ohio); Business and Labor; Chambers of Commerce
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a house that was located at the southwest corner of Broadway and Warren, in Lebanon, Ohio. It was demolished in the 1960s and replaced by a filling station. Caption on a similar photo reads: "Cincy Dist. House in Lebanon" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F03_004_1
Subjects: Lebanon (Warren County, Ohio : Civil jurisdiction)--Pictorial works; Warren County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Wrought-iron
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)