Description: A covered bridge photographed in Preble County, Ohio. There were approximately 29 covered bridges built in Preble County. Over the years, some have been restored. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07611
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio; Preble County (Ohio); Automobiles
Places: Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: A 1957 Chevrolet emerging from a covered bridge in Preble County, Ohio. There were approximately 29 covered bridges in the county. Over the years, some have been restored. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07610
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio; Preble County (Ohio); Automobiles
Places: Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio 1936. Monument in Fort St. Clair Park. Inscription reads: "Erected by Wm. H. Ortt. Sacred to the memory of his comrades of the Civil War from Preble County Ohio A.D. 1931 (1861-1865)." The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist US troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_004_1
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments; Fort Saint Clair (Ohio); Parks--Ohio
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows a monument dedicated to William H. Ortt at Fort St. Clair in Eaton, Ohio. The monument reads: "Wm H. Ortt, erected by Wm. H. Ortt , sacred to the memory of the comrades of the Civil War from Preble County Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06450
Subjects: Fort St. Clair (Ohio); St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818; State parks & reserves
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1936. Nursery school." This is a photograph of several nursery school children eating their lunch in Eaton, Ohio. There are two caretakers in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_026_001
Subjects: Nursery schools--Ohio--Eaton; Preschool children--Ohio--Eaton; Preble County (Ohio)--History; Nursery school facilities; Education; Teachers; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Preble County,Eaton,Ohio,Sept.11,1936 Playground FOR OFFICE FILE ONLY 4X5 Neg.to Columbus,Sept.19,1936" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F04_006_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 11, 1936, this photograph shows a barn at Fort St. Clair Park in Preble County in Eaton, Ohio. The photograph's caption reads "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1936. Barn at Fort St. Clair Park (Being remodeled)." The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist American troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site. 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_B11F01_009_1
Subjects: Barns; Rural life; Agriculture; Automobiles; Farming
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1890, this broadside advertises the 39th Annual Preble County Fair in Eaton, Ohio, from September 22-26. The image show two horses and their jockeys, neck-and-neck, during a harness race at the fair, with the grandstand to the left. The text below the image reads "The annual fair of the Preble County Agricultural Society will be held at Eaton, O. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Sept'r 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26, '90," "send for a premium list, competition open to all." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4822
Subjects: Preble County (Ohio); Fairs--Ohio; Horse racing; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Agriculture
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: An early image of the City of Eaton in Preble County, Ohio. Eaton is the county seat of Preble County. William Bruce established the town in 1806. Residents named the community after General William Eaton, a hero of the American Revolution. In 2000, Eaton was Preble County's largest urban center, with a population of 8,133 people. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07031
Subjects: Eaton (Preble County, Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Small towns
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble Co. courthouse Eaton, Ohio 1936." The current Preble County Courthouse, the third courthouse erected on this site, was dedicated on September 10, 1918, with three thousand people attending the ceremony. Designed in the Neo-Classical style, the exterior was constructed of Indiana Bedford limestone with ten immense columns that extend upward from the second floor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_007_1
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio--Eaton
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio 1936. Monument in Fort St. Clair Park." Inscription reads: "Erected October 1922 by Wm. H. Ortt. Sacred to the memory of the soldiers who fought and died in the battle with the Indians at Fort Saint Clair November 6 1792." The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist US troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_003_1
Subjects: Historical markers--Ohio--Eaton; Fort Saint Clair (Ohio); Parks--Ohio
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio Sept. 11, 1936. First Aid." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_011_1
Subjects: Emergency medical personnel--Training of--Ohio
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)