Description: Photograph of the Jefferson Street Canal Bridge in Dayton Ohio. Caption reads "views on canal never to be seen again." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F06_014
Subjects: Canals; Bridges Ohio; Canals--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Canals--Ohio--Pictorial works; Canals--Ohio--Dayton; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery Co. Ohio Dayton Ohio 1-9-39 People at work + play" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F08_023_001
Subjects: Workers
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a view of damage on Third Street in Dayton, Ohio, after flooding, March 25, 1913. Heavy rains during Easter week in March 1913 caused flooding across Ohio. Businesses and railroads suffered more than $300 million dollars of damage, over 20,000 homes were destroyed and 428 Ohioans were killed. The most damage occurred in the Miami Valley area, particularly the city of Dayton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02622
Subjects: Streets--Ohio--Dayton; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows a bridge in Dayton, Ohio, and a building in the top right corner which has signs that read "Krug Bread" and "Krug's Bakeries." 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_B02F05_013
Subjects: Bridges Ohio; Dayton (Ohio); Business and Labor; Public works
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montogomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Division of Professional and Service Projects of the WPA undertook a city-by-city study of obstructions to vehicle and pedestrian traffic to identify dangerous features such as "columns, raised streetcar loading zones, street offsets and dead ends, signals and signs in the roadway, etc." Reverse reads: "Traffic Survey, Dayton, Ohio. May 15, 1937" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_027_1
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); Traffic surveys
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a canal in Dayton, Ohio, with a caption which reads "Pretty - and useless. The old canal in Dayton, looking South to Jefferson St [Street]." During the late 1810s, Governor Thomas Worthington and Governor Ethan Allen Brown both supported internal improvements, especially canals. Both men believed that Ohioans needed quick and easy access to the Ohio River and to Lake Erie if they were to profit financially. In 1822, the Ohio legislature realized the importance of internal improvements and created a new Ohio Canal Commission. The Canal Commission eventually recommended a route starting at Lake Erie, passing through the Cuyahoga Valley, the Muskingum Valley, the Licking Valley, and then to the Ohio River along the Scioto Valley. The Commission also recommended a western route along the Miami and Maumee Valleys. By 1833, the Ohio and Erie Canal was complete, followed twelve years later by the Miami and Erie Canal. Once completed, thirty-three of Ohio's eighty-eight counties either had portions of canals running through them or quarries to mine rock for construction. The canals had many advantages to Ohioans. Most importantly, the cost to ship goods from the East Coast to Ohio and vice versa declined tremendously from 125 dollars per ton of goods to twenty-five dollars per ton of goods. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s, their demise due in part to competition from the much speedier railroads. 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_B02F07_012_1
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Dayton (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio; Public works
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Dayton boat on the Miami and Erie canal in Dayton, Ohio, March 22, 1911. The photograph's caption reads "This is how the old Canal Boat 'Dayton' looked as it rested in the Old Canal at Apple Street, March 22, 1911." Also written on the reverse of the photo is "End of an era". Work began on the Miami and Erie Canal in 1825 and was completed in 1845. During the peak of construction, more than four thousand laborers worked on the canal, generally earning 30 cents per day plus room and board. Many recent immigrants to the United States, especially the Irish, survived thanks to jobs on the canals. Other people, like the residents of the communal society at Zoar, also helped construct canals to assist the survival of their communities. Many of Ohio's communities today, including Akron, began as towns for the canal workers. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s. There is a short stretch in the Muskingum Valley near Zanesville still in operation today. By the 1850s, however, canals were losing business to the railroads. 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_B02F05_008
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Canal-boats; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio; Dayton (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph depicts a sunken canal boat with a caption which reads "What Shall We Do With the Canal? Abandoned Ohio State Repair Boat sunk in Canal at Dayton, Ohio, opposite Fairgrounds. (From photograph taken March 7, 1911) April 24, 1911". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F06_013
Subjects: Canals Ohio; Dayton (Ohio)--History; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Canals; Warehouses; Boats and boating; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: Horse Collar and Leather Manufacturers and J. Roberts & Co. –Machine Works. Dayton Ohio 1904." Ohio underwent tremendous change in the late nineteenth century. While Ohio had boasted one of the most diverse economies in the United States of America before the Civil War, agriculture still dominated. During the late 1800s, industrialization erupted in the state. Thousands of people moved into Ohio's cities, seeking jobs in the new industries. These people included former residents of Ohio's rural communities, people from within the United States, and also foreigners. Ohio's population grew quickly, from just over 2.3 million residents in 1860 to approximately 4.2 million people. The state's cities swelled, initially causing numerous problems for local governments as they tried to meet the needs of the new residents. Dayton was heavily involved in Ohio's early industrialization. By the late 1800s, the community had become the center of many types of industry, including publishing businesses and a number of companies who manufactured farm implements . View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F07_019_1
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.;
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Montgomery County, Dayton Ohio. Stone bridge on community golf course. Hills & Dales Park - August 5, 1936". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_034_1
Subjects: Golf courses--History; Bridges Ohio
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse appears to read: "John W. Patterson Homestead HISTORIC HOUSES Dayton Ohio," but the home seen here actually belonged to John Henry Patterson. Several generations of Dayton’s influential Patterson family lived in this house from 1804 to 1904. Constructed between 1810 and 1850, it was originally the home of Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Robert Patterson and his wife, Elizabeth Lindsay Patterson. It was later home to John H. Patterson (1844-1922), a Dayton businessman who was the founder of the National Cash Register Company. Jefferson Patterson donated the house and its 8.5 acres to the City of Dayton in 1953, and it is now a site of Dayton History, Montgomery County’s official historical organization. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_035_001
Subjects: National Cash Register Company; Patterson, John H. (John Henry), 1844-1922; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Domestic architecture--Ohio--Dayton
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Front side reads: "6-8x10 prints to Soldiers Home Neg.furnished, Sept. 21, 1936 LOWERING PILE" Reverse reads: "Dayton Ohio Lowering large cement tube" WPA workers possibly constructing a sewer in Dayton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F05_002_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Sewer-pipe--Design and construction
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)