Description: Hay Stack Rock, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, ca. 1930-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00448
Subjects: Wilmington (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 15, 1937, this photograph shows three Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) members from Camp Clinton in Wilmington, Ohio, in Clinton County, cutting a tree with a cross cut saw. Camp Clinton was first occupied by the Civilian Conservation Corps on July 22, 1935. The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. This 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_B12F11_021_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Saws; New Deal; Labor; Young men; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Society of Friends Meeting House in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, ca. 1880-1889, with two girls walking down the street. The meeting house still serves the Quaker community in the area. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00449
Subjects: Quakers; Society of Friends; Quaker meeting houses; Religion in Ohio
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Float built by the Sprinkle Piano Dealer of Hillsboro, Ohio for the Wilmington and Clinton County Centennial Home-Coming parade held on August 26, 1910. The Ladies Orchestra rode on the float and played "Home Sweet Home." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01134
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Floats (Parades); Celebrations
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Certificate from the Columbus Boy Choir School in receipt of a contribution from the Clinton League for $15 towards the education of Bruce Butterfield. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. Mary Schafer, historian for the Clinton League (earlier called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1948-1953. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, between 1938 and 1953, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_232
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; Children; Singers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 15, 1937, this photograph shows examples of wood turning and carving by members of Camp Clinton, in Wilmington, Ohio, a Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) camp. The photograph's caption reads "Federal Writers' Project Dayton, Ohio. September 15, 1937. Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) Camps. Camp Clinton - S.C.S. & - Co. 3502. Wilmington, Ohio. Examples of wood turning and carving by members of Clinton camp. Photo by Federal Writers' Project." Camp Clinton may have been on the site of what is today Cowan Lake State Park. The state park was dedicated in 1968. Camp Clinton was first occupied by the Civilian Conservation Corps on July 22, 1939. The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. This 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_B12F11_029_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Carpentry; New Deal; Woodcarving; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of the Clinton County courthouse in Wilmington, Ohio, was taken in the 1960s. Built in 1918, the courthouse is in the Second Renaissance Revival style. The structure is part of the Wilmington Commercial Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The slide measures 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3014_3634210_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a hotel erected in 1820 by Charles Harris (1779-1854) on Snow Hill, in Clinton County, Ohio. Fugitive slaves were concealed in the cellar during the period of the Underground Railroad. This picture postcard was sent to Wilbur H. Siebert by E. May McKibben of Martinsville. Siebert (1866-1961) began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03185
Subjects: Snow Hill (Ohio); Underground Railroad; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Snow Hill (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Fire engine and crew, possibly in Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06002
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Science and Technology; Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio; Equipment; Buildings; Clothing & dress
Places: Blanchester (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Horse drawn float built by the Sabina Flour Mill for the Wilmington and Clinton County Centennial Home-Coming parade held on August 26, 1910. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01135
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Floats (Parades)
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph identified as Clinton Elementary School, about 1915. This school, built in 1895, replaced an original red brick building on the site at Clinton Heights Avenue and North High Street. It served as the primary school for Clintonville children from its construction until it was replaced with a larger building in 1922. This yellow brick building also served as the Clinton Township High School from 1897 through 1905, when a secondary building was built to house high school pupils for the township. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_167
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; School buildings; Education--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing teachers at Clinton Elementary in 1916. In the top row are Harriet Moore, Alice Co Varr, Principal Celia Vandegriff, Elsie Evans and Elsie Pace. In the front are Sarah Bennett, Mary Wrig, Katherine Fogel and Inez Richey. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_170
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; Education--Ohio; Educators
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)