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A young woman looks directly into the camera. A young woman looks directly into the camera.

Female model lying on a pinkish backdrop looking directly in to the camera smiling wearing a red lingerie set. Female model lying on a pinkish backdrop looking directly in to the camera smiling wearing a red lingerie set

Funny photo of a cute golden persian cat looking directly at the camera. Animal love and animal friendly concept

Funny photo of a cute golden persian cat looking directly at the camera. Animal love and animal friendly concept

Female model standing in a bent position wearing fashionable clothing looking directly at the camera. Female model standing in a bent position wearing fashionable clothing looking directly at the camera.

Vector illustration of a women portrait looking back directly

Close-up of a slice of lime. Close-up of a slice of lime

Sausages in artificial casing - studio

The young guy on a background of the sky looks in a distance in the winter

Pliers on white background - 3d render

White Coffee Cup on desk

Macro image of apple pie with sugar

The sun rays shine directly into the camera through the green leaves and branches of tall tropical palm trees. Against the

The sun rays shine directly into the camera through the green leaves and branches of tall tropical palm trees. Against the

Ben Thompson, 1918

Big fluffy cat looking at you

A single plane in a sky

view behind the house

I took this photo directly from my cellphone camera, its position is right behind my house. I took this photo directly from my cellphone camera, its position is right behind my house

Fashionable beautiful young red-haired girl in a black coat posing in an abandoned room looking directly into the camera

Fashionable beautiful young red-haired girl in a black coat posing in an abandoned room looking directly into the camera

African Leopard resting and looking directly into camera in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

African Leopard resting and looking directly into camera in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Red glossy heart isolated on white background

View directly overhead of sun peaking through white and gray clouds, blue sky beyond, creative background copy space

View directly overhead of sun peaking through white and gray clouds, blue sky beyond, creative background copy space

The garlic broken on some parts (shares)

Male March Fly (Bibio longipes) on a white background

Bunch of red hot pepper

Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris altaica, posing directly in front of the photographer.

Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris altaica, posing directly in front of the photographer.

British shorthair cat unhappy closeup, looking directly at the camera its ears in different directions

British shorthair cat unhappy closeup, looking directly at the camera its ears in different directions

Pliers isolated on white background

Picture taken from looking directly up into the sky between tall buildings. Picture taken from looking directly up into the sky between tall buildings

Female model standing in front of a black back ground with her hands in her pocket looking directly at the camera. Female model standing in front of a black back ground with her hands in her pocket looking directly at the camera

Illustration of a red heart

Thin salami slice directly above

Thin salami slice directly above

Laser disc on a white background

Directly below portrait of male friends huddling while playing American football

Directly below portrait of male friends huddling while playing American football

Two variants of abstract red hearts by valentine's day

Giraffe look directly

Giraffe look directly

Reaching the sky

Perspective view of a blue-windowed skyscraper, directly from below. Perspective view of a blue-windowed skyscraper, directly from below.

Ben Sells Thompson, 1918

Ben Sells Thompson, one of the founders of Upper Arlington, was born in Georgetown, Ohio in 1879. As a young man, he moved to Mansfield and worked in the hardware business. Later he attended the engineering college at The Ohio State University. In 1907, Ben joined his brother, King Thompson, in the real estate business.

In 1913, Ben Thompson and his brother, King, purchased 840 acres of land from James Terrell Miller to develop an "ideal residential community for Columbus." The land appealed to the Thompsons as a residential site because of its location on high ground, its proximity to both downtown Columbus and The Ohio State University campus, and its position upwind from larger cities. The beautiful land that was once a "well-managed, immaculately kept, working farm" was subdivided into 2500 lots. In 1914 the King Thompson Company was formed to sell this new community to the public. In August of 1914, laborers and teams of horses were hired by the Thompson brothers to construct the first street, named Roxbury Road, leading into this pristine new subdivision. Ben Thompson's home, located on Cambridge Boulevard, was completed in 1916.

In 1917, the Upper Arlington Company was established, with King Thompson as president and Ben Thompson as vice president, to manage the streets, sewers, and water lines. Ben Thompson also served as president of the Northwest Boulevard Company, which deeded the land that was eventually used to construct Northwest Boulevard. This road, known by many Upper Arlington residents as a crucial step in the development of the village, provided a convenient route from Upper Arlington directly to downtown Columbus.

On March 20, 1918 the village of Upper Arlington, with two hundred residents, was incorporated. Before the establishment of a police force, Ben Thompson was elected to the "high office of Marshal of Upper Arlington" for which he took no salary. Ben and King Thompson were very active in the life of their new community, entertaining residents, sponsoring athletic competitions, and organizing holiday activities for the families. Ben Thompson was a member of the first Village Commission, an appointed member of the Upper Arlington Park Board, and served as treasurer of the Men's Brotherhood, predecessor of the Upper Arlington Civic Association. Ben Thompson later accepted a secretarial position with the Y.M.C.A., and was stationed overseas in that capacity.

Ben Thompson was married to the former Catherine Pinney, of Flint, Ohio, and the couple resided at 1919 Cambridge Boulevard. Mrs. Thompson served as chairwoman of the Upper Arlington Red Cross Unit, established in 1917, which met weekly to socialize, as well as to sew towels, hospital clothes, and bandages in their contribution to the war effort. In addition to his work in real estate, Ben Thompson was an outdoorsman who enjoyed baseball, hunting and fishing. Ben once gave a "short and very interesting account of his northern hunting trip and the methods and difficulties encountered in bagging a grizzly bear."

This image available online at the UA Archives >>

Read the related "Norwester" magazine article at the UA Archives >>

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Identifier: hinw12p024i01
Date (yyyy-mm-dd): c. 1918-10
Original Dimensions: 3.3 cm x 6.4 cm
Format: Black and White Halftone Photograph
Source: Norwester, October 1918, page 24
Original Publisher: Upper Arlington Community (Ohio)
Location/s: Upper Arlington (USA, Ohio, Franklin County)
Repository: Upper Arlington Historical Society
Digital Publisher: Upper Arlington Public Library, UA Archives

Credit: UA Archives - Upper Arlington Public Library (Repository: UA Historical Society). Ben Sells Thompson, one of the founders of Upper Arlington, was born in Georgetown, Ohio in 1879. As a young man, he moved to Mansfield and worked in the hardware business. Later he attended the engineering college at The Ohio State University. In 1907, Ben joined his brother, King Thompson, in the real estate business.

In 1913, Ben Thompson and his brother, King, purchased 840 acres of land from James Terrell Miller to develop an "ideal residential community for Columbus." The land appealed to the Thompsons as a residential site because of its location on high ground, its proximity to both downtown Columbus and The Ohio State University campus, and its position upwind from larger cities. The beautiful land that was once a "well-managed, immaculately kept, working farm" was subdivided into 2500 lots. In 1914 the King Thompson Company was formed to sell this new community to the public. In August of 1914, laborers and teams of horses were hired by the Thompson brothers to construct the first street, named Roxbury Road, leading into this pristine new subdivision. Ben Thompson's home, located on Cambridge Boulevard, was completed in 1916.

In 1917, the Upper Arlington Company was established, with King Thompson as president and Ben Thompson as vice president, to manage the streets, sewers, and water lines. Ben Thompson also served as president of the Northwest Boulevard Company, which deeded the land that was eventually used to construct Northwest Boulevard. This road, known by many Upper Arlington residents as a crucial step in the development of the village, provided a convenient route from Upper Arlington directly to downtown Columbus.

On March 20, 1918 the village of Upper Arlington, with two hundred residents, was incorporated. Before the establishment of a police force, Ben Thompson was elected to the "high office of Marshal of Upper Arlington" for which he took no salary. Ben and King Thompson were very active in the life of their new community, entertaining residents, sponsoring athletic competitions, and organizing holiday activities for the families. Ben Thompson was a member of the first Village Commission, an appointed member of the Upper Arlington Park Board, and served as treasurer of the Men's Brotherhood, predecessor of the Upper Arlington Civic Association. Ben Thompson later accepted a secretarial position with the Y.M.C.A., and was stationed overseas in that capacity.

Ben Thompson was married to the former Catherine Pinney, of Flint, Ohio, and the couple resided at 1919 Cambridge Boulevard. Mrs. Thompson served as chairwoman of the Upper Arlington Red Cross Unit, established in 1917, which met weekly to socialize, as well as to sew towels, hospital clothes, and bandages in their contribution to the war effort. In addition to his work in real estate, Ben Thompson was an outdoorsman who enjoyed baseball, hunting and fishing. Ben once gave a "short and very interesting account of his northern hunting trip and the methods and difficulties encountered in bagging a grizzly bear."

This image available online at the UA Archives >>

Read the related "Norwester" magazine article at the UA Archives >>

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Identifier: hinw12p024i01
Date (yyyy-mm-dd): c. 1918-10
Original Dimensions: 3.3 cm x 6.4 cm
Format: Black and White Halftone Photograph
Source: Norwester, October 1918, page 24
Original Publisher: Upper Arlington Community (Ohio)
Location/s: Upper Arlington (USA, Ohio, Franklin County)
Repository: Upper Arlington Historical Society
Digital Publisher: Upper Arlington Public Library, UA Archives

Credit: UA Archives - Upper Arlington Public Library (Repository: UA Historical Society)

Set of hand carpentry power tools for woodworking lies on a light wooden background. Directly above

Set of hand carpentry power tools for woodworking lies on a light wooden background. Directly above

Light colored young cow looking directly at the camera

Little boy in the children woke up and pulled the bed. Little boy in the children woke up and pulled the bed

High Voltage connected electric energy power

Pillars High Voltage connected electric energy power lines towers in Dobrujda plain Romania

Laughing boy looking up- low angle view. Laughing boy looking up- low angle view

Huge beech tree from below

White cup of tea over kitchen table

Red flower on chernrm background, isolated

Two Kings and two Queens

From left to right: King George V, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Queen Mary and King Albert I of Belgium. They are standing on a gravel path or driveway. Directly behind them a lawn slopes towards a row of trees. Both women are dressed in white and wearing hats. Queen Mary's hat is adorned with flowers.

During World War I royal families played an important ambassadorial role, forging and sustaining good relations between nations.

[Original reads: 'ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE - Two King's and two Queens [sic].']

digital.nls.uk/74546724. From left to right: King George V, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Queen Mary and King Albert I of Belgium. They are standing on a gravel path or driveway. Directly behind them a lawn slopes towards a row of trees. Both women are dressed in white and wearing hats. Queen Mary's hat is adorned with flowers.

During World War I royal families played an important ambassadorial role, forging and sustaining good relations between nations.

[Original reads: 'ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE - Two King's and two Queens [sic].']

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City skyscraper

An upwards view of a modern skyscraper. An upwards view of a modern skyscraper

Orange creamsicle popsicles on a galvanized steel platter, on a green background shot directly above, top view. Copy space.

Orange creamsicle popsicles on a galvanized steel platter, on a green background shot directly above, top view. Copy space.

Hot dog fast food barbecue relish food ketchup mustard

Peanuts on a white background

The small fair-haired boy looks directly in the chamber. The small fair-haired boy looks directly in the chamber

Amazing incredible discus fish photo looking directly at camera taking shot bubbles background wallpaper plants green growing

Amazing incredible discus fish photo looking directly at camera taking shot bubbles background wallpaper plants green growing

Several laser discs shimmer with rainbow colors. Several laser discs shimmer with rainbow colors

Brown peanuts texture, backgrounds closeup

White coffe cup

White coffe cup card menu.

Goat chews hay barn and looks directly. Goat chews hay barn and looks directly

Female model wearing fashionable clothing looking directly at the camera smiling in a studio. Female model wearing fashionable clothing looking directly at the camera smiling in a studio

Silhouette of a Celtic cross with the evening sun directly behind it. With a cross in the background

Silhouette of a Celtic cross with the evening sun directly behind it. With a cross in the background

3d illustration of arrow sing and red sphere

A tree with multicolored leaf. A tree with multicolored leaf

The little boy woke up in a children's cozy bed of lights. The little boy woke up in a children's cozy bed of lights

Woman tying up sport shoes, Directly above with sport equipments on wooden floor

Woman tying up sport shoes, Directly above with sport equipments on wooden floor

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