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Alice Huyler Ramsey, the first woman to drive across the US, 1909.
28/08/2024

Alice Huyler Ramsey, the first woman to drive across the US, 1909.

Photo: c.1905, an assembly of spectators observes as women dance.During the early 1900s, a widely embraced melody titled...
28/08/2024

Photo: c.1905, an assembly of spectators observes as women dance.

During the early 1900s, a widely embraced melody titled "Under the Anheuser Bush" was specially commissioned by the renowned Anheuser-Busch brewery. Its name cleverly played on the company's moniker, using wordplay to create a delightful pun. Interestingly, the German term "Busch" holds the same meaning as the English word "bush," adding a layer of humor.

French boys holding their mother's pocketbook, 1962.
28/08/2024

French boys holding their mother's pocketbook, 1962.

A family going on the summer holiday in a Fiat 500, Italy, 1967.
28/08/2024

A family going on the summer holiday in a Fiat 500, Italy, 1967.

An Empire State builder hanging on a crane above New York City, 1930.
28/08/2024

An Empire State builder hanging on a crane above New York City, 1930.

Children of Spitalfields. c1900. Their young lives were spent scavenging for rotten fruit in the bins behind the market ...
28/08/2024

Children of Spitalfields. c1900. Their young lives were spent scavenging for rotten fruit in the bins behind the market in the East End. Dressing in rags that may have been shared between 10 or more siblings and lucky to have a pair of boots in the coldest of weather. This is washday. These two children, with their toes poking out of their boots, tending to a fire to heat buckets of water to scrub clothes. They would then place the clean garments on washing lines that would b… See more

New York filling station in the 1920s.
28/08/2024

New York filling station in the 1920s.

Early car at the gas station.
28/08/2024

Early car at the gas station.

OLIVER LEWIS (1856-1924)In 1875, Oliver Lewis became the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby, America’s longest conti...
27/08/2024

OLIVER LEWIS (1856-1924)
In 1875, Oliver Lewis became the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby, America’s longest continuous sporting event. Lewis was born in 1856 in Fayette Country, Kentucky, to his parents Goodson and Eleanor Lewis. Lewis was born free, but there is little known about his parents or family.
Lewis was only 19 years old when he entered the first Kentucky Derby. The race was held at what was then the Louisville Jockey Club on May 17, 1875, but is now known as Churchill Downs. Ten thousand spectators watched this first race. Lewis rode a horse named Aristide, which was one of two colts entered by their owner, H. Price McGrath of Jessamine, Kentucky. The other horse, Chesapeake, was ridden by William Henry. Although the same owner entered both horses, Chesapeake was favored to win the $2,850 purse, and Lewis was told that his job was to lead most of the race to tire out the other horses. Out of the fifteen jockeys in the field, at this first Kentucky Derby, thirteen of them were African American. Aristide’s trainer, Ansel Williamson, was also an African American.
Oliver Lewis followed his instructions and was pushing most of the field while trailing a horse named Volcano for most of the race. However, in the last stretch, Chesapeake was unexpectedly far back in the pack while Aristide and Volcano were running neck and neck for first place. Lewis and Aristide pulled away near the finish line and won the race by two lengths. With that victory Lewis became the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. Later that season, Lewis came in second in the Belmont Stakes in New York and won three more races at the Louisville Jockey Club, riding Aristide in all of them. He would never ride in the Kentucky Derby again, however, and would retire after that racing season for unknown reasons.

In circa 1956, Princess Anne, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Charles were photographed aboard the HMY Bri...
27/08/2024

In circa 1956, Princess Anne, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Charles were photographed aboard the HMY Britannia, the Royal Yacht that served the British royal family for over four decades.

Interesting Fact
One interesting fact about HMY Britannia is that it was not only a symbol of royal prestige but also a vessel for diplomatic and state functions. Launched in 1953, the yacht traveled over a million nautical miles during its service, hosting numerous state vi…

West Virginia, 1896-1912...CaptionPhotograph of a man, woman and five children sitting on porch steps. Negative is marke...
27/08/2024

West Virginia, 1896-1912...

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Photograph of a man, woman and five children sitting on porch steps. Negative is marked "Nutter Farm WVA."
This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia...

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Ohio History Connection

Buffalo Bill Cody
27/08/2024

Buffalo Bill Cody

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