Description: Reverse reads: "Writers' Project Picnic, June 6, 1936, Eastwood Park, Dayton, Ohio. Montgomery County, Preble County, Warren County, Butler County." This is a photo of a picnic held for the Federal Writers' Project in Ohio employees from Montgomery, Preble, Warren and Butler Counties. Under the umbrella of the Federal Arts Project as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Writers' Project hired authors to compile histories of communities across the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_010_001
Subjects: Picnics; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Writers
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Illinois State Capitol building is the tallest non-skyscraper state capitol and it was designed in the form of a modified Latin cross. It incorporates elements of Second Empire and Greek Revival styles. This image shows the building's front facade. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_544
Subjects: Capitols;
Places: Springfield (Illinois); 2nd and Capitol
 

Description: This is the front facade of the Wyandot County Jail. The building is Queen Anne Style and sits near the Wyandot County Courthouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_526
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; justice centers; towers (building divisions); Queen Anne Style
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing the sluice gate, or flood gate, near a dam located in Millport, Ohio. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Sluce Gate of Dam at Millport, Ohio. Aug. 1916." This photograph is part of a series taken by the Board of the Ohio Department of Public Works to document the disrepair of the infrastructure of the Ohio and Erie Canal and Miami-Erie Canal systems in 1916, showing the physical condition of each structure. The Ohio Department of Public Works is one of the oldest departments of state government in continuous existence. Among its other duties, this department was charged with maintenance and administration of the Ohio & Erie and Miami-Erie Canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA936AV_B01_069
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Canals; Lakes & ponds; Dams; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Summitville (Ohio); Columbiana County (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles Nelson, of Wood County, was Electrocuted November 4, 1898, for the Murder of James Zimmerman. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08057
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment; Portrait photography
 

Description: Photograph of the multiple furnace at Fort Ancient, Project No. 27. Public campground furnace, four point with canopy roof, made of rough sawed oak and covered with hand split shingles. Project started August 24, 1934 and completed December 26, 1934. Fort Ancient features 18,000 feet of earthen walls built 2,000 years ago by American Indians who used the shoulder blades of deer, split elk antler, clam shell hoes and digging sticks to dig the dirt. They then carried the soil in baskets holding 35 to 40 pounds. Portions of the walls were used in conjunction with the sun and moon to provide a calendar system for the peoples. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_23_apr35_08
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Ancient State Memorial (Ohio); Furnaces
Places: Fort Ancient (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "High School. Wintersville, O. Miller and Son 436 Market St. Steubenville, Ohio." This 3-story brick building has a stone bearing the name "Wintersville School" above the main entrance. The school was constructed in 1928, and as of 2012 has been the location for Jefferson County Christian School. Wintersville is located about 5 miles east of Steubenville, Ohio, and was laid out by John Winters around 1831. It is known as one of the villages through which General John Hunt Morgan traveled during "Morgan's Raid." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_034_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio)--History; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Education; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Wintersville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: A scene of the Muskingam River in Ohio. It is also know as "Hudson of the West". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_025_001
Subjects: Ohio; Rivers.
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Carte de visite of Capt. James Stanley, who served with Company D of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Company D was recruited from Jackson County, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f13_25
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company D
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of 1st Sgt. Robert Harvey, who served with Company F of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Company F was recruited from Washington County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f14_07
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company F
Places: Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Columbus Checkers minor league hockey game at the Ohio Expo Fairgrounds Coliseum in March 1970. The Columbus Checkers hockey team was the first professional hockey team in Columbus, Ohio, and they formed in 1966 as a part of the International Hockey League (IHL). This photograph shows the team playing in their home stadium, the Ohio Expo Fairgrounds Coliseum. The team competed for four seasons, but attendance dropped in the second two seasons after head coach Ed "Moe" Bartoli left after a dispute with owners Jerry, Ray, and Larry Schmeltzer. The brothers tried to sell the team, but negotiations fell through and the team folded because of low attendance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07638
Subjects: Ice hockey; Sports
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Houses in heart of Toledo, Ohio." This photograph depicts a row of houses in downtown Toledo, Ohio. There are a couple cars parked on the street and some people sitting on the front porch. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F11_005_001
Subjects: Neighborhoods--United States--History; Toledo (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Architecture; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)