Description: Reverse reads: "The High School Stadium- Smithfield, Jefferson County. Built by WPA. Presented by Mr. S.M. Redley." This is a photograph of the Smithfield High School Stadium in Jefferson County, Ohio. The stadium was built as part of the Works Progress Administration, a government program that hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects from April 8, 1935 to June 30, 1943. In the first six months that the WPA existed, more than 173, 000 Ohioans, including both men and women, found employment through this program. More than 1, 500 unemployed teachers in Ohio found work through the WPA teaching illiterate adults how to read. In twelve separate counties, primarily in southeastern Ohio, more than twenty-five percent of families had at least one member working for the WPA during the late 1930s. By the end of 1938, these various workers had built or improved 12, 300 miles of roads and streets and constructed 636 public buildings, several hundred bridges, hundreds of athletic fields, and five fish hatcheries. WPA employees made improvements to thousands of more buildings, roads, and parks within Ohio. WPA artists also painted a number of murals in Ohio post offices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_035_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio)--History; Stadiums; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Smithfield (Ohio); Jefferson 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: Handwritten on reverse: "Jeff. Co.. New Jefferson Union High School. Between Knoxville, Ohio + Richmond, O. Miller and Son 436 Market St., Steubenville, Ohio." This photograph was taken shortly after completion of the building. The area in front of the school has recently been prepared for grass seed. Jefferson Union High School is located about 2 miles north of Richmond, Ohio in the 9890 State Route 152 North (Lisben Street), just south of County Road 56. The Art Deco style, 3-story, light-colored brick building was built in 1938. Due to the economy, the public schools districts have consolidated, and JUHS became Edison South High School for a time, then Edison High School. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_030_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio)--History; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Jefferson (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "High School. Mt. Pleasant, O. Miller and Sons 436 Market St. Steubenville, Ohio." The village of Mount Pleasant is located about 20 miles southwest of Steubenville, Ohio. Most of the village has been designated a National Historic Landmark. More information is needed as to the status of this building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_035_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio)--History; National Historic Landmarks Program (U.S.); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Mount Pleasant (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Hill Top District. Mingo Jct, O. Miller and Son 436 Market St. Steubenville, Ohio." Written on the front is the name of the photographer and the date "3-20-39." Mingo Junction High School was dedicated in 1930. The 3-story brick building replaced the Central High School, which was destroyed by fire in 1917. A new gymnasium was added in 1957. The Mingo Indian tribe (now referred to as the Seneca-Cayuga tribe) once had a settlement at the location of the present-day village, which is the source of its name. Originally known as Mingo Bottom, it was the starting point for the ill-fated Crawford expedition against hostile Indians in 1782, during the American Revolutionary War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_045_001
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio)--History;
Places: Mingo Junction (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Toronto High School Stadium. Toronto, O. Miller and Son, 436 Market Street, Steubenville, Ohio." The sign outside the stadium reads: "Home Games 1936. Amsterdam Sept. 18; Freedom Sept. 25; Liverpool Oct. 2; Chester Oct. 9; Sebring Oct. 23; Bridgeport Oct. 31; Libson Nov. 14" Toronto, Ohio is located about 9 miles north of Steubenville, on the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_046_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio)--History; Stadiums--Ohio; Sports and recreation facilities; Education; Sports; Athletic fields; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Toronto (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "High School Bldg, Toronto, O. Miller and Son, 436 Market Street. Steubenville, Ohio." Toronto, Ohio is located about 9 miles north of Steubenville, on the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_049_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio)--History; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Toronto (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Front view of John Hogg's mansion on Union Street in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. It was known by run away slaves as early as 1814 to be a safe house and was one of the houses in Mount Pleasant that was a part of the Underground Railroad. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07931
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio; Quakers
Places: Mount Pleasant (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten note of reverse reads: "The last roll call. Civil War vets in front of Stanton's statue. Sort of a striking future all these are dead now. Can get their names if needed - Jene E. Bishop." This photograph shows five men, veterans of the Civil War, standing in front of the Edwin Stanton statue which stands on the steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio. All the men wear a badge and ribbon. A photographer's mark on the front of the photo reads: "Ideal Photo" Four of the men wear a ribbon which reads "In Memoriam. E. M. Stanton, G. A. R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Steubenville, Ohio." The man second from the left has only one arm. The man second from the right is wearing an electric hearing device, which were invented in the early 1900s) and his ribbon clearly reads "Henry Hale" (fought in the Civil War Company G, 43rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Died May 19, 1862) The engraved plaque on the front of the statue reads: "Edwin McMasters Stanton. Born in this city December 19, 1814. U.S. Attorney General 1860 1861. Secretary of War 1862 1868. U.S. Supreme Court 1869. Died December 24, 1869. Erected 1911." The Edwin M. Stanton Monument stands in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse, at 301 Market Street. The 18 foot bronze likeness of Stanton, unveiled in 1906, was sculpted by Alexander Doyle of Steubenville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_001_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans; Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Ohio; Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869--Statues' Doyle, Alexander, 1857-1922
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: “Negative B-120 Historical home of Stanton at Steubenville Ohio Jefferson County (Canton office) District 3.” Edwin McMasters Stanton was the Secretary of War in the Lincoln administration during the American Civil War. Edwin Stanton was born on December 19, 1814, in Steubenville, Ohio. In 1835, he passed the bar examination. He argued his first case in court before he reached the age of twenty-one. Stanton joined a law firm in Cadiz, Ohio, and local voters elected him to be the Harrison County prosecuting attorney in 1837. In 1839, he returned to Steubenville, where he opened a law practice with Benjamin Tappan. In 1842, the Ohio legislature appointed Stanton to be the reporter to the Ohio Supreme Court. Steubenville residents selected him to be city solicitor in 1847. President James Buchanan appointed him to be Attorney General of the United States in December 1860. Stanton held this position until Abraham Lincoln took office in March 1861. Following the resignation of Simon Cameron as Secretary of War in January 1862, Lincoln appointed Stanton to the office. Stanton accepted and became one of Lincoln's closest advisors during the American Civil War. Lincoln respected Stanton's opinion and took many of his suggestions to heart. When Lincoln died in April 1865, Stanton was regarded as the informal president of the United States until Andrew Johnson was sworn into office. Stanton did not have a close relationship with Andrew Johnson. Stanton strongly supported civil rights legislation and Johnson was much more cautious on this issue. Johnson demanded Stanton's resignation, but the Secretary of War refused. Johnson fired Stanton in 1867. Johnson's actions angered many members of the Congress of the United States. Congress had approved the Tenure of Office Act, which required the president to have Congressional approval before removing cabinet officers. The act had been designed to protect Stanton. The House of Representatives impeached the president. The Senate then debated whether or not to remove Johnson from office. In a vote of thirty-five to remove the president and nineteen opposed, Johnson remained president. The vote fell one vote short of having the necessary number to remove Johnson. Hearing of the Senate's decision, Stanton immediately resigned as Secretary of War on May 26, 1868. Stanton returned to private life but remained active in politics. He actively campaigned for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election of 1868. Upon taking office, Grant appointed Stanton to the United States Supreme Court. Before Stanton could take office, he died on December 24, 1869. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_013_01
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio; Steubenville (Ohio); Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; Historic houses
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: John Hogg's house was built in style of the London townhouse. It has a three-story circular staircase, fan light, and wrought iron porch. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07926
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio; Quakers
Places: Mount Pleasant (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the base of the tower in the Jefferson County Courthouse. It is located at 301 Market Street in Steubenville, Ohio. Construction on the building was started in 1871 and completed in 1874 by architects Heard and Blythe. In 1950, the roof collapsed due to a ferocious snow storm. The top floor collapsed as well, destroying the ornate roof and tower. Instead of replacing the original mansard roof, the county officials decided to have a flat roof on a five story building. 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_B15F03_038_01
Subjects: Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Jefferson County (Ohio); Steubenville (Ohio)
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)