Ohio State Capitol - west entrance columns and Doughboy statue   Save
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Description: A note on the back of the photograph reads "Pure Doric," referring to the architectural style of the columns and the building in general. This photograph shows the Doric columns that surround the Ohio Statehouse. The Doughboy statue can seen in the distance, at the far left. The Doughboy Ohio World War Memorial stands at the west entrance of the Ohio Statehouse, on Capitol Square. Erected in 1930, the statue was the work of Arthur Ivone, and stands as a tribute to those from Ohio who participated in World War I. Several possible explanations exist as to the origin of the nickname; the obvious being related to doughnuts, the other being the soldiers’ dumpling shaped buttons. The West entry into the Statehouse is symbolically guarded by two of these statues honoring Ohioans who served their country in two defining conflicts at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. The inscription on the base at the front reads: “To Justice in War And Lasting Peace After Victory. 1917 – 1918. Dedicated June 23, 1928”, which was a reference to former President Woodrow Wilson’s “Peace Without Victory” argument to keep American out of the war. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F08_001
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Capitol buildings; Memorials--Ohio; Governors--Ohio; Ohio House of Representatives;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)