Brief Description of Collection
Title:Columbus Dispatch Photograph Collection, c. 1890-1970
Collection Number:P 245
Provenance:The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Columbus Dispatch Photograph Collection as a gift of The Dispatch Printing Company, Inc., through the auspices of managing editor Carl DeBloom, in May 1977.
Extent:1.25 cubic feet (5 boxes)
Related material:Columbus Dispatch negative collections, N-18-G, N-26-N, and N-28-S, audiovisual section.
Repository:
Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211
(614) 297-2510
Administrative Information
Access:This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio Historical Society.
Property rights:The Ohio Historical Society owns the property rights to this collection.
Copyrights:The Dispatch Printing Company, Inc. has dedicated such copyrights it possesses in this collection to the public. Consideration of all other copyrights is the responsibility of the author and publisher.
Reproductions:Any published reproduction of the property shall carry the credit line: Ohio Historical Society/Columbus Dispatch.
Citation:Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and the Ohio Historical Society in all footnote and bibliographic references.
Processed by:Melissa Lee and Jeff Lashley processed the collection in June 1979. Marjorie J. Myers revised the inventory in December 1982.
Encoded by:Elizabeth Nelson
1871: Incorporated by William Trevitt Jr., Samuel Bradford, Timothy McMahon, James O'Donnell, Peter Johnson, L.P. Stephens, John M. Webb, J.S.B. Owen, C.M. Morris, and Willoughby W. Webb
1874-1876: Sold to Captain John H. Putnam and Dr. G.A. Doran; acquired Associated Press franchise
1876-1882: Sold to Captain L.D. Meyers and William D. Brickell
1882-1903: Meyers appointed postmaster, sold out to Brickell; changed from weekly to daily edition, added a Sunday edition; moved from High Street and Lynn Alley to High Street and Gay Street
1903: Sold to J.J. Gill and Harry Alexander
1905: Robert F. and Harry P. Wolfe hold controlling stock interest
1907-1910: Dispatch building burned down; located at 34-38 North High Street until new building completed
Sources:Hooper, Osman Castle, The History of the City of Columbus; Ayer's Directory of Publications, 1982.
The Columbus Dispatch Photograph Collection dates from 1890 to 1970 and occupies one and one-quarter cubic feet. The majority of photos were taken by Walter D. Nice (1884-1966) during his fifty-two year career as staff photographer. The photographs are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
The photographs record life in Columbus, Ohio, primarily from 1915 to 1945 including buildings, landmarks, thoroughfares, citizens, and daily occurrences. Items depict local and national personalities, local activities during World War I, and noteworthy news events of the day. Also included is the text of Andrew Denny Rodgers "Founders and Founding of Columbus," as well as other historic pieces. The collection provides a fairly comprehensive view of the growth and activity in Columbus during the first half of the Twentieth Century.
Detailed Description of Collection
[BOX 1 || BOX 2 || BOX 3 || BOX 4 || BOX 5 ]
Box 1:
Folder 1: Airport, Port Columbus, Aircraft
Folder 2: Aladdin Temple Shriners
Folder 3: American Insurance Union Building
Folder 4: Automobiles, Horse-Drawn Vehicles
Folder 5: Banks, Savings and Loans, etc.
Folder 6: Baseball
Folder 7: Breweries, Saloons, Temperance
Folder 8: Bridges
Folder 9: Broad Street, Residential
Folder 10: Canals, Canal Boats
Folder 11: Churches
Folder 12: City Hall, Columbus
Folder 13: Civil War
Folder 14: Columbus Museum of Art
Folder 15: Columbus Railway, Power and Light
Folder 16: Country Clubs
Folder 17: Daugherty Cabin (Deer Creek State Park)
Folder 18: Delaware, Ohio
Folder 19: Dispatch (Columbus) Historic Front Pages
Folder 20: Factories
Folder 21: Family Photos, Walter Nice, Bill Zipf
Box 2:
Folder 1: Fire Department
Folder 2: Flood, 1959 Flood, Columbus
Folder 3: Football
Folder 4: "Founders and Founding of Columbus" Manuscript
Folder 5: Funerals, Funeral Homes
Folder 6: Golf
Folder 7: Governors (Ohio)
Folder 8: Graf Zeppelin
Folder 9: Hocking Hills
Folder 10: Hospitals, Sanatoriums, etc.
Folder 11: Hotels
Folder 12: Houses
Folder 13: Josephinum, Worthington
Folder 14: Lancaster, Boys Industrial School
Folder 15: Libraries
Folder 16: Lindbergh, Charles
Folder 17: Log Cabins
Folder 18: Logan Elm
Folder 19: Lorain, Ohio Tornado, 1924
Folder 20: Minstrel Shows
Folder 21: Miscellaneous (including V-J Day celebration)
Folder 22: Miss America
Folder 23: Multi-Subject Proofs
Box 3:
Folder 1: Ohio Penitentiary
Folder 2: Ohio State Fair
Folder 3: Ohio State Journal
Folder 4: Ohio State University
Folder 5: Orphans' Homes
Folder 6: People, Miscellaneous
Folder 7: Police Department
Folder 8: Presidents, Warren G. Harding
Folder 9: Presidents, Abraham Lincoln
Folder 10: Presidents, U.S. Various
Folder 11: Print Shops
Folder 12: Printed Material
Folder 13: Railroads, Locomotives, Depots
Folder 14: Restaurants
Box 4:
Folder 1: Retail Stores, Shops, etc.
Folder 2: Rickenbacker, Eddie
Folder 3: Riverfront, Downtown Columbus
Folder 4: Schools
Folder 5: Sewage Disposal Plant
Folder 6: Shenandoah Disaster
Folder 7: State Office Building (c. 1930)
Folder 8: Statues, Monuments, Plaques
Folder 9: Street Scenes (taken at street level)
Folder 10: Street Scenes (taken from elevated perspective)
Folder 11: Streetcars, Interurbans, Buses
Folder 12: Theaters
Folder 13: Three-C Highway
Folder 14: Track and Field Athletes
Folder 15: Upper Arlington
Folder 16: WBNS Radio
Folder 17: Westerville
Box 5:
Folder 1: World War I (including Armistice Day)
Folder 2: Worthington, Ohio
For questions on the Audiovisual Collections, email audiovis@winslo.ohio.gov