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Early in his career, James Thurber covered the City Hall beat for the paper from 1920 to 1924. While he resisted city editor Gus Kuehner’s zealous cuts to his copy, the author later recalled that his time at the Dispatch was “the most valuable…

In 1898, Josephine Thrall was hired as Society section editor for the Evening Dispatch, becoming the first woman writer employed by the paper. Daughter of the Carey Times publisher in Carey, Ohio, Thrall’s journalistic career included editing stints…

Ralph Waldo Tyler began his career at the Dispatch and The Ohio State Journal in 1887, working first as secretary to publisher William D. Brickell and later as a politics and industry beat writer. After serving as Theodore Roosevelt’s appointed…

Bob Anderson received the first heart transplant in central Ohio in 1986.

Instead of building a snowman, children sculpt Charles Schulz’s Snoopy laying on top of his doghouse from snow in their backyard.

The Ohio State University marching band takes the field at Ohio Stadium on November 9, 1946 when the Buckeyes face off against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. OSU won 20-13.

An officer stands at the intersection of High and Gay Streets holding a traffic umbrella to direct street cars and automobiles. Street shots like these provide historians information on local businesses, transportation, dress, and an on-the-ground…

Photographer Jeff Hinckley looks down from the Buckeye State & Loan Company building on East Gay St. as debris from the cornice of the Nitschke building fell onto the sidewalk below. Four people were injured, including City Councilman Ben Espy.

Rosetta Anderson played the accordion at the Marion Franklin Lions Club for their 1977 White Cane Sale festivities. The Lions Club raised money for Rosetta to purchase artificial eyes, as she was blind. Standing behind her were Lions Club members…

From the sidelines, a Dispatch photographer captures OSU defensive tackle Pete Cusick bulldozing Michigan Chuck Heafer as these rivals fight for the win.