Description: Reverse reads: "Opening Game Cin. Ball Park. Apr. 15-1941. Showing Red players on field. Paul Derringer pitching." This photograph depicts an overview shot of Crosley Field during the opening game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals on April 15, 1941. Paul Derringer is on the mound. It appears that St. Louis just got a hit and the Reds are reacting to the play. The Reds lost to St. Louis 3-7. Derringer played for the Reds from 1931 to 1945 and held the team record for career strikeouts when he retired. In 1941, the Reds finished third in the National League with a record of 88-66. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_018_001
Subjects: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This blue swallowtail pennant show the Brigade Colors of the 166th Infantry Brigade, 83rd Infantry Division of World War I. The cotton white numbers, 166 and 83 are machine appliqued onto the wool pennant. It is 125 cm high. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. Photographs of the flags and the paintings are now part of the society's archival collections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02251
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918; Textile--wool;
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: The United Nations flag is blue and white. It has a blue field and a map of the world, representing the people of the world. The olive branches are the symbol of peace. The flag is made of cotton and measures 155 by 245 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65453_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts; Flag--support
 

Description: This photograph shows the American Insurance Union Citadel, located at 50 West Broad Street at the corner of Front Street, was designed by architect C. Howard Crane in the Art Deco style with touches of a more modern version of the Byzantine. The 47-story tall skyscraper, designed mainly as office space, rises to an elevation of 555.5 feet, and was built to be 6 inches taller than the Washington Monument. Two 18-story wings flank the building; on the east, the 4,000 seat Keith-Albee Theater (now the Palace Theater), and on the west the 600 room Deshler-Wallick Hotel. The steel-frame building, completed in 1927 at a cost of $7,800,000, was the first building in Ohio to be erected on a caisson foundation. It was the fifth tallest building in the world for a time, and the tallest building in the city until 1974. Due to the Great Depression the American Insurance Union went bankrupt, and sold the building. The tower was purchased by John Lincoln and Leslie L. LeVeque in 1945. LeVeque was the designer of an automatic pinsetter for bowling which became known as the Columbus pinsetter. The Lincoln-LeVeque Tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and in 1977, the name was officially changed to the LeVeque Tower. The building changed hands to Lennar Properties in 2004, and then again to the new owners Finsilver/Friedman Management, a Michigan based regional developer and property manager. 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_B05F04A_003_1
Subjects: Skyscrapers--United States--Pictorial works; Office buildings--Ohio; Theaters--Ohio--Columbus--History; Leveque Tower (Columbus, Ohio); Crane, C. Howard (Charles Howard), 1885-1952; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This stone building, circa 1808, has two sections, a two-bay house on the south end and a smaller addition on the north end. The structure was once owned by Aaron Nutt, who in 1809 was charged $250 tax for two houses. The limestone section on the south end was built by Joseph Tice, a stonecutter and stonemason, who lived in Centerville from 1833 until his death in 1871. Tice moved into the south half of the lot in 1834. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_007_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Centerville (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Flank Marker of the 80th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The 80th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was formed in Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. A flank marker is a small flag carried at each end of the regimental line. To qualify as a flank marker, it must be carried on a long pole. This flag has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02040
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Dover (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption below photograph reads "Dayton Plow Co." The Dayton Plow Company was one of many industries in Dayton during the late 19th century. As of 1888, the company had 40 employees. The caption above the photograph reads "Stoddard Manufacturing Co." The Stoddard Manufacturing Company was founded by John Williams Stoddard and made agricultural implements. In 1904, the company reorganized and became the Dayton Motor Car Company and made the Stoddard-Dayton automobile. In 1910, the car company was sold to United States Motor Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_040_1
Subjects: Business and Labor; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Factories; Cityscapes
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This rectangular banner is printed with stripes of red, white and blue. The red and blue stripes are printed with white stars. This banner was displayed on showboats and dates from around 1930. The dimensions are 160 cm by 53 cm. The banner was probably flown on the Eisenbarth showboats. Mrs. E. E. Eisenbarth of Marietta, Ohio, donated this banner to the Ohio Historical Society in 1986. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H59981_001
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Ohio River; Theater--Ohio; Traveling shows
Places: Ohio
 

Description: View of downtown Cincinnati and a bridge over the Ohio River, taken from Covington, Kentucky View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F01_038_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Ohio River
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This rectangular red and blue silk flag features an embroidered eagle and gold fringe around the edges. This flag was used by the 4th Ohio Infantry during World War I between 1917 and 1918. The Fourth Ohio Infantry was redesignated the 166th Infantry Regiment and fought as part of the 42nd Division in northeastern France. The rectangular flag measures 130 cm by 146cm. The flag was donated by Edward Bush of Delaware Ohio to the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) in 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65513_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Textile--silk; Communication artifact; Military flags; World War, 1914-1918; National Guard, Infantry Division;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Reverse reads:" PORTSMOUTH - Home Economies room at Sciotoville School. (Used in The Ohio Guide) Ident. - B-11 to Illinois; National Picture Book; 1/9/41; Location- Portsmouth, Ohio; Credit - Information Unit WPA in Ohio; Caption - Home Economics Class, Sciotoville School. This photo must be returned to Ohio Writers' Project, 8 E. Chestnut St., Columbus, O." This is a photograph of girls learning how to sew dresses in a home economics class at Sciotoville High School in Portsmouth, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F06_011_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; Home economics; Sewing; Sewing machines; Classrooms; Girls--Study and teaching; Sciotoville (Portsmouth, Ohio); Students; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Portsmouth (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the C&B Steamers ship at the Steamship City dock on Lake Erie at the East 9th Street Pier. The brick building on the left has a sign which reads "Lunches[;] Soda[,] Grill[,] Candy[,] Cigars" and the C&B sign reads "C&B Steamers to Buffalo at 9 P.M.[,] C&B Line[,] Canada[,] Port Stanley[,] Friday[,] Sunday." The Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. (C&B), a popular steamship line and later a trucking firm, was established by Morris A. Bradley in 1885 and incorporated in 1892, with Bradley as president. Passenger and freight service was initiated between Cleveland and Buffalo, leaving Cleveland from the foot of St. Clair Ave, and in 1896, the "City of Buffalo" was added. The "City of Erie" replaced the "State of Ohio" in 1898, providing night service from Cleveland to Toledo. In 1914 Cedar Point and Put-in-Bay were added to the C&B route. As passenger service became increasingly popular, the luxurious "SEEANDBEE, " a costly sidewheel passenger steamer, began regular trips between Cleveland and Buffalo in 1913. At that time, the C&B and the Detroit & Cleveland (D&C) lines obtained a 50-year lease from Cleveland for property at the foot of 9th St. for $55, 000. There the two companies built the E. 9th St. Pier and a new lake terminal, dedicated in 1915; in exchange, the city built a bridge over the E. 9th St. railroad tracks, paved the E. 9th St. approach, and provided a street railway to the pier. The destruction of the steamship "City of Buffalo" by fire in 1938, along with the Depression and increasing competition from trucks and railroads, caused the bankruptcy and liquidation of Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. in 1939. Their E. 9th St. Pier was transferred to the Lederer Terminal Warehouse Co., and both the "Goodtime" and the "City of Erie" steamers were sold for salvage. 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_B12F02_019_001
Subjects: Lake Erie; Steamboats; Cargo Ships; Transportation--Ohio; Cleveland (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)