Description: Banner on St. Paul's Evangelical Church reads "St. Paul's Church is Proud of her son NEIL". Homecoming celebration held for Armstrong in 1969. More than 80,000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return to Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Bob Hope served as marshal for the event, and guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F4_084
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 1937, this photograph shows the Avondale Synagogue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Avondale Synagogue, also referred to as the Temple Adath Israel, is a neo-classical revival synagogue built in 1926 by Oscar Schwartz and is currently located at 3556 Reading Road in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. Due to a growing congregation, the synagogue moved from Avondale to Amberley and the building is now home to Southern Baptist Church since 1963. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F15_034_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Synagogues--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schwartz, Oscar, fl. 1916-1931; Architecture; Synagogues; Religion in Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cinci., O., Feb. 1938. Copy from Thompson Album." Located at 5870 Belmont Avenue in the College Hill area of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Peter G. Thomson Home is better known as Laurel Court and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Beau Arts Neoclassical style home, completed in 1907, was built for Peter G. Thomson, founder of Champion Paper, and designed by James Gamble Rogers, the nephew of Peter’s wife Laura Gamble Thomson. It was modeled after the Petit Trianon, a “small” chateau on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in France, and is considered one of the finest homes in America. The exterior is made from chiseled granite and was originally built on twenty three acres, on the highest point in Hamilton County. The Thomson family lived in the home until 1947. Today, the private residence stands on seven and a half acres of land, and the numerous original buildings, gardens, statues and fountains are open for tours and special events by reservation only. Some of the notable features of this home include the retractable roof of the two story Atrium in the center of the house, the Rookwood tiled swimming pool, the African Rosewood tiled Library, and the gilded Music Room. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F12_009_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Thomson, Peter G. (Peter Gibson), 1851-1931; Rogers, James Gamble, 1901-1990; National Register of Historic Places; Interiors
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of West Middletown, Pennsylvania. The town was a noted station on the Underground Railroad and a hotbed of abolitionists in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It still has a large African American population. This photograph was taken by Earle R. Forrest. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03226
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Anti-Slavery
Places: West Middletown (Pennsylvania); Washington County (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Photograph showing a white horse in a small paddock near two small log structures. Because of the hills seen in the background, this image was likely taken in the Appalachian area of southern Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_003_011_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Log structures; Horses; Farms; Rural Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph depicts removal of a blooming mill engine so that it can be replaced. Blooming mills form ingots into blooms, which are pieces of bar steel with large round or square faces. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Audiovisual Archives, so its subject is likely at a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F34_009
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry--1910-1930; Blooming mills
 

Description: Elizabeth Goddard standing for formal portrait in bustled dress, 1874. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00096
Subjects: Women; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Clothing and dress; Portrait photography
Places: Dresden (Germany)
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 180 cm high by 186 cm wide. Text on flag reads: Eighty Eighth, Regiment. Vol. Inft,y. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02057
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: A photo of workmen placing wall framing for the administration building. The photo was taken as part of Project No. 28a, Other Structures - Administration Building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_feb35_b35_48
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Building; Framing (Building)
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the Mansfield-Richland County Public Library in Mansfield, Ohio. The library was built in 1908 with money donated by Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie donated money to build 111 libraries in Ohio in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04654
Subjects: Libraries--Ohio; Books and reading
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This blue and white pillow is herringbone patterned and was made from cotton and feathers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8511
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Bedding
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated August 15, 1936, this photograph shows Works Progress Administration workers beginning construction on the amphitheater at University of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio. The photograph's original caption reads "Open air theater at the University of Cincinnati, 45% completed Aug. 15, 1936." The amphitheater is no longer part of the campus. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F13_018_1
Subjects: Amphitheaters--Ohio; College campuses--Ohio; United States. Work Projects Administration; Architecture
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)