Description: This image shows a lighthouse at Huron, on Lake Erie. This light house, built in 1936 replaced the old West Pierhead light house built in 1835 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06406
Subjects: Lighthouses--Ohio; Huron (Ohio)
Places: Huron (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Huron County courthouse in Norwalk, a place that gets it's name from the other settlement of the same name in Connecticut. The courthouse was built in 1882. The architect was Vernon Redding and the architectural style is Renaissance, Queen Anne. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1974. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06755
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Norwalk (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
Places: Norwalk (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: A street scene from Norwalk, a place that gets it's name from the other settlement of the same name in Connecticut. The building photographed is the National City Bank building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06756
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Norwalk (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
Places: Norwalk (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Ethel G. Swanbeck of Huron, Ohio who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 14th District. She was the first woman to serve eleven consecutive terms in the Ohio House from 1955 to 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02748
Subjects: Huron (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Huron (Ohio)
 

Description: Gathy's Block located in Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00437
Subjects: Norwalk (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio
Places: Norwalk (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: Downtown area of Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00465
Subjects: Greenwich (Ohio)
Places: Greenwich (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of "New London Facets" painted by Lloyd R. Ney in 1940. The painting is located at the post office in New London, Ohio in Huron County. Photographed by Connie Girard in 1988. The photo is from the Ohio Post Office Artwork Collection, AV 48. The collection represents thirty murals or plaster reliefs installed in twenty-five Ohio post offices between 1937 and 1943. In 1988, Connie Girard photographed the artwork. Photos were published in the article “Not By Bread Alone, Post Office Art of the New Deal.” Timeline. June-July 1989, p. 2-19 by Gerald Markowitz and Marlene Park. In 1932, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President he promised Americans a "New Deal" and created public works programs to provide jobs for the millions of unemployed people, including artists. Ten thousand unknown and established artists were commissioned by the government to create murals, paintings, photographs, posters, prints and sculpture. The goal was not only to employ artists, but also to bring fine art into the daily lives of all people. The Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) was funded for six months in 1933 – 1934. The PWAP was succeeded by the Treasury Department’s Section of Painting and Sculpture. Organized in 1934 the Section of Painting and Sculpture operated until 1943. Under the auspices of this organization sixty-six new Ohio post offices received artwork. The majority of the post offices were located in small towns. Post offices were chosen as a location for artwork because, particularly in small towns, they were centers of community activity. Most of the painted murals or murals in plaster relief created are realistic images reflecting the history, common activities or major industries of the communities in which the post offices are located. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: av48_b2_f20_02
Subjects: Post office stations and branches--Ohio--Photographs; Public art--Ohio--Photographs; Public Works of Art Project (United States); New Deal art
Places: New London (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the left side of "The Roundhouse" painted by Mitchell Jamieson in 1941. The painting is located at the post office in Willard, Ohio in Huron County. Photographed by Connie Girard in 1988. The photo is from the Ohio Post Office Artwork Collection, AV 48. The collection represents thirty murals or plaster reliefs installed in twenty-five Ohio post offices between 1937 and 1943. In 1988, Connie Girard photographed the artwork. Photos were published in the article “Not By Bread Alone, Post Office Art of the New Deal.” Timeline. June-July 1989, p. 2-19 by Gerald Markowitz and Marlene Park. In 1932, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President he promised Americans a "New Deal" and created public works programs to provide jobs for the millions of unemployed people, including artists. Ten thousand unknown and established artists were commissioned by the government to create murals, paintings, photographs, posters, prints and sculpture. The goal was not only to employ artists, but also to bring fine art into the daily lives of all people. The Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) was funded for six months in 1933 – 1934. The PWAP was succeeded by the Treasury Department’s Section of Painting and Sculpture. Organized in 1934 the Section of Painting and Sculpture operated until 1943. Under the auspices of this organization sixty-six new Ohio post offices received artwork. The majority of the post offices were located in small towns. Post offices were chosen as a location for artwork because, particularly in small towns, they were centers of community activity. Most of the painted murals or murals in plaster relief created are realistic images reflecting the history, common activities or major industries of the communities in which the post offices are located. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: av48_b2_f25_02
Subjects: Post office stations and branches--Ohio--Photographs; Public art--Ohio--Photographs; Public Works of Art Project (United States); New Deal art
Places: Willard (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the right side of "The Roundhouse" painted by Mitchell Jamieson in 1941. The painting is located at the post office in Willard, Ohio in Huron County. Photographed by Connie Girard in 1988. The photo is from the Ohio Post Office Artwork Collection, AV 48. The collection represents thirty murals or plaster reliefs installed in twenty-five Ohio post offices between 1937 and 1943. In 1988, Connie Girard photographed the artwork. Photos were published in the article “Not By Bread Alone, Post Office Art of the New Deal.” Timeline. June-July 1989, p. 2-19 by Gerald Markowitz and Marlene Park. In 1932, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President he promised Americans a "New Deal" and created public works programs to provide jobs for the millions of unemployed people, including artists. Ten thousand unknown and established artists were commissioned by the government to create murals, paintings, photographs, posters, prints and sculpture. The goal was not only to employ artists, but also to bring fine art into the daily lives of all people. The Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) was funded for six months in 1933 – 1934. The PWAP was succeeded by the Treasury Department’s Section of Painting and Sculpture. Organized in 1934 the Section of Painting and Sculpture operated until 1943. Under the auspices of this organization sixty-six new Ohio post offices received artwork. The majority of the post offices were located in small towns. Post offices were chosen as a location for artwork because, particularly in small towns, they were centers of community activity. Most of the painted murals or murals in plaster relief created are realistic images reflecting the history, common activities or major industries of the communities in which the post offices are located. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: av48_b2_f25_03
Subjects: Post office stations and branches--Ohio--Photographs; Public art--Ohio--Photographs; Public Works of Art Project (United States); New Deal art
Places: Willard (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Still standing at Huron is the old lighthouse, built in __ (see Huron Lighthouse)". Huron's lighthouses have served as beacons for Great Lakes shipping since the early nineteenth century. The first of three Huron lighthouses was built in 1835. Built of wood and ill-equipped to deal with strong Lake Erie winds, it was destroyed by a fierce storm in May 1854. This light house was fully enclosed and was erected in 1857. The current white, pyramidal lighthouse was constructed in 1936 when the pier was extended to a location three-quarters of a mile offshore. Part of the original concrete foundation and railing were incorporated into the current structure. It was one of the first Lake Erie lighthouses to provide an electrically powered beacon to aid maritime navigation. Its light can be seen over a twelve-mile radius. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F01A_018_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Lighthouses; Harbors
Places: Huron (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #39, the 39th barn that Hagan painted, located at 479 U.S. Routet 250 in Huron County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08555
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #41, the 41st barn that Hagan painted, located at 3707 Perkins Avenue in Huron, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08579
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Huron Township (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)