Description: The caption reads: "Tennis Courts at Uhrichsville Park, Uhrichsville, Ohio, constructed by N.Y.A. National Youth Administration was a part of the Works Progress Administration, developed to train young people for a vocation. Both the youth and their families were paid for the part time work which included job training. It was in operation from 1935 to 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F02_023_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); NYA;
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads in script, "Just' Fishin Along Tuscarawas River." This photograph shows two women sitting along the banks of the Tuscarawas River. There are three wooden fishing poles extended into the river as the women sit on what appear to be buckets and pails. There are some leaves on the ground and the women wear long sleeves, indicating the photograph may have been taken in early fall. The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles (209 km) long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 2,590 square miles on glaciated and unglaciated portions of the Allegheny Plateau. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_003_001
Subjects: Fishing; Rivers -- Ohio; Tuscarawas River; Sports and leisure
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows a recently constructed bridge at New Comerstown, Ohio, over the Tuscarawas River. 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_B14F01_019_001
Subjects: Newcomerstown (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Tuscarawas River (Ohio); Bridges Ohio
Places: Newcomerstown (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows the Beach City Dam in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, located on Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Tuscarawas River about nine miles north of New Philadelphia, Ohio. Built in 1936 for flood control and water conservation in the Muskingum Watershed, the embankment is 64 feet high and the crest is 35 feet wide. 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_B14F03_002_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Dams; Tuscarawas River; Photography--Ohio
Places: Tuscarawas Country (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows a canal boat on the Ohio and Erie Canal west of Zoar, Ohio, 1889. The original photograph was taken prior to the locks being cemented over in 1907. Starting in 1825, Zoarites were paid to dig part of the Ohio and Erie Canal which ran along the Separatists' property, earning $21,000 for the community in addition to income from selling food to neighboring laborers. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. Louis Baus was a prominent photographer in Cleveland, Ohio, who began his career with studio work, but in 1911 became a staff writer for the "Cleveland Advocate, " a local newspaper that was later purchased by the "Cleveland Plain Dealer." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00871
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Tuscarawas River; Canals; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows the Zoar Store, or general store, on Main Street in Zoar, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County in 1870. A group of men and three children stand on the store's porch. A handwritten note on the reverse of the photograph reads "Town Hall on Main St. built in 1887. Council Chamber on 2nd floor. Fire Dept. and Barber shop on ground floor. Photo. 1920." Led by Joseph Bimeler in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They would become known as the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1819. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. Louis Baus was a prominent photographer in Cleveland, Ohio, who began his career with studio work, but in 1911 became a staff writer for the "Cleveland Advocate, " a local newspaper that was later purchased by the "Cleveland Plain Dealer." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B04_Series2Album1_19
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Public buildings; Communal Societies; Small businesses
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows an old lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Its caption reads "Old canal lock (detail of stone and iron work)." Work began on the Ohio and Erie Canal on July 4, 1825, at Licking Summit, just south of Newark, Ohio, and was completed in 1833. The Ohio and Erie Canal cost approximately ten thousand dollars per mile to complete, and the Miami and Erie Canal cost roughly twelve thousand dollars per mile to finish. The canals nearly bankrupted the state government, but they allowed Ohioans to prosper beginning in the 1830s all the way to the Civil War. 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 community. Many of Ohio’s communities today, including Akron, began as towns for the canal workers. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until 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_003_1
Subjects: Locks (Canal); Canals--Ohio; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Horse Shoe Bend on Ohio State route # 39 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_011_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a view of the Horse Shoe bend on Ohio State route # 39 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_014_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the City Hall building in Dover, Ohio. It is located in Tuscarawas County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_015_001
Subjects: Dover (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
Places: Dover (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Stonecreek Brick Co in Stonecreek, Ohio. it is located in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The photograph was taken by Green Studio in New Philadelphia, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_001_001
Subjects: Stonecreek (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio);
Places: Stonecreek (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: An exterior view of the Tuscarawas Courthouse and the statue that is erected in front of the building. The building is located in in the town and county seat of New Philadelphia, taking it's name from the much more well known Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. While the town often experienced economic success because of it's advantageous location, it would eventually experience a downturn with the falling importance of it's main industries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06752
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); New Philadelphia (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Tuscarawas Courthouse (Ohio)