Description: This poster advertises "American Guide Week," taking place November 10th to 16th of an unspecified year. American Guide Week celebrated the efforts of the Federal Writers' Project, a Works Progress Administration agency designed to give work to white-collar workers during the Great Depression under the umbrella of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. The Federal Writers' Project worked on a variety of publications, but is best known today for the project celebrated by this poster, the American Guide Series. As the poster notes, the American Guide Series aimed to describe America to Americans, state by state. Employees with the Federal Writers' Project worked to create a guidebook for each state, as well as guidebooks for many more defined areas such as cities, highway routes (such as Route One), and specific rural areas (such as Lima and Allen County, Ohio). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS5343
Subjects: Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project; American Guide series; Tourism;
 

Description: This is a photo of the Ohio Guide books on sale at the James Book Store in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Ohio Guide was published as part of the American Guide Series, compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the W.P.A., one of the federal programs from the 1930s. The James Book Store was located at 516 Main Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Once the oldest bookstore west of the Alleghenies, it was owned by brothers Joseph A. James and Uriah P. James, who opened a book department in 1831 (and closed in 1854), in addition to their printing and publishing business. It is uncertain when the bookstore closed, but it seems to have been in business long after the book department closed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F03_05_001
Subjects: Ohio--Guidebooks; American guide series
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photo of the Ohio Guide books on sale at the James Book Store in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Ohio Guide was published as part of the American Guide Series, compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the W.P.A., one of the federal programs from the 1930s. The James Book Store was located at 516 Main Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Once the oldest bookstore west of the Alleghenies, it was owned by brothers Joseph A. James and Uriah P. James, who opened a book department in 1831 (and closed in 1854), in addition to their printing and publishing business. It is uncertain when the bookstore closed, but it seems to have been in business long after the book department closed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F03_29_001
Subjects: American guide series
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photo of the Ohio Guide books on sale at the James Book Store in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Ohio Guide was published as part of the American Guide Series, compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the W.P.A., one of the federal programs from the 1930s. The James Book Store was located at 516 Main Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Once the oldest bookstore west of the Alleghenies, it was owned by brothers Joseph A. James and Uriah P. James, who opened a book department in 1831 (and closed in 1854), in addition to their printing and publishing business. It is uncertain when the bookstore closed, but it seems to have been in business long after the book department closed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F03_30_001
Subjects: American guide series
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photo of the Ohio Guide books on sale at the James Book Store in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Ohio Guide was published as part of the American Guide Series, compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the W.P.A., one of the federal programs from the 1930s. The James Book Store was located at 516 Main Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Once the oldest bookstore west of the Alleghenies, it was owned by brothers Joseph A. James and Uriah P. James, who opened a book department in 1831 (and closed in 1854), in addition to their printing and publishing business. It is uncertain when the bookstore closed, but it seems to have been in business long after the book department closed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F03_31_001
Subjects: American guide series
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photo of the Ohio Guide books on sale at the James Book Store in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Ohio Guide was published as part of the American Guide Series, compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the W.P.A., one of the federal programs from the 1930s. The James Book Store was located at 516 Main Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Once the oldest bookstore west of the Alleghenies, it was owned by brothers Joseph A. James and Uriah P. James, who opened a book department in 1831 (and closed in 1854), in addition to their printing and publishing business. It is uncertain when the bookstore closed, but it seems to have been in business long after the book department closed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F04_07_001
Subjects: American guide series; Ohio--Guidebooks
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image of the Y-Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, shows a view of the bridge's Y-junction looking toward the northeast and the Muskingum River. The Y-Bridge is located at the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking rivers, connecting Zanesville with Natchez and West Zanesville. Here the historic National Road (Cumberland Road) crossed the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. The first Y-Bridge was opened to the public in 1814 but collapsed into the river in 1818. A second, stronger bridge (1819-1832) was built on the same site, but it was condemned thirteen years later when twelve-inch-thick ice in the river weakened the superstructure. The third Y bridge (1832-1900) stood until 1900. On January 4, 1902, the fourth Y bridge (1902-1979) was opened for foot passengers. Ten days later, streetcars and wagons began to cross the bridge. In 1979, the fourth Y bridge was judged unsafe. A fifth bridge opened on November 9, 1984. The Y-Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. This image of the Y-Bridge was among the photographs produced by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1935 and 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06388
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Cumberland Road--History; United States. Work Progress Administration; Transportation--Ohio--History; Zanesville (Ohio); Federal Writers' Project; American guide series; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: The sign in the window reads: "For Triple Travel Pleasure 1. Read books which will make your trip mean more. 2. Travel. 3. Read books which will bring back pleasant memories." This is a display of State Books and other tourism guides on display at Burrows Brothers Company, a book store in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_023_001
Subjects: American guide series; Book stores
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The sign in the window reads: "For Triple Travel Pleasure 1. Read books which will make your trip mean more. 2. Travel. 3. Read books which will bring back pleasant memories." This is a display of State Books and other tourism guides on display at Burrows Brothers Company, a book store in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_022_001
Subjects: American guide series; Book stores
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The sign in the window reads: "For Triple Travel Pleasure 1. Read books which will make your trip mean more. 2. Travel. 3. Read books which will bring back pleasant memories." This is a display of State Books and other tourism guides on display at Burrows Brothers Company, a book store in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_025_001
Subjects: American guide series; Book stores
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "See Contents elude Text Session Full Page" The townships seen in this map include Deerfield, Concord, Buckskin, Paint, Paxton, Twin, Union, Scioto, Hunington, Franklin, Jefferson, Liberty, Harrison, Springfield, Greene and Colerain. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F04_003_001
Subjects: Maps; Federal Writers' Project. American guide series
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "See contents -- [seems to read "elude"] Text sessions Full page" This is a map of Chillicothe, Ohio that was made to be used in the Ohio Guide View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F04_005_001
Subjects: Maps; Federal Writers' Project. American guide series
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)