Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows two men constructing a boat, standing in the hull, at an unidentified location in Ohio. 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_B07F08_013_1
Subjects: Boat & ship industry; Industries--Ohio; Boats and Boating; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Works Progress Administration Handicrafts Class exhibition at the Y.M.C.A. in Toledo, Ohio. The W.P.A. sponsored handicraft classes were created to help teach American citizens how build and create different tools, toys and objects. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F11_016_001
Subjects: Handicrafts; Boat models; Exhibitions--1930-1950; YMCA of the USA; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an artist's rendering of the "Floating Bethel," a riverboat that served as a chapel for Reverend George T. Clayton. In 1894, Clayton built a chapel and living quarters on a small barge. He floated down river from Pittsburgh to Moundsville, West Virginia, using singers on the barge to attract attention to his preaching. The Floating Bethel burned down in 1898. A note on the reverse reads "Brats - Union Bethel- Floating Bethel, Cincinnati Ohio." 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_B12F01_003_001
Subjects: Riverboats; Boats and boating--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Boat & ship industry; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Bethel (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of a Currier and Ives Print which depicts the famous race of the steam boats, the Robert E Lee and the Natchez. This race took place from New Orleans, LA to St Louis in June of 1870. After the Natchez made the trip from New Orleans to St Louis in 3 day, 21 hours and 58 minutes, Captain John W Cannon of the Robert E Lee didn't want the Natchez success to go unanswered. While waiting for the Natchez to return to New Orleans, Captain prepared for the race. He stripped the steamboat of unnecessary weight and would not accept passengers or cargo. Captain T. P. Leathers welcomed the challenge, but refused to lighten his load. Capt Cannon had arranged for barges to be floated alongside to hasten the refueling. Capt Leathers was forced to do the same. The Robert E Lee won the race by several hours, but the Natchez had been stuck on a mudflat for six hours. If Capt Leathers had lightened the load, the Natchez might have won. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F10_014_1
Subjects: Steamboats; Boat racing; Robert E. Lee (Steamboat); Natchez (Steamboat)
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Handicraft Class Cincinnati Ohio 1936" This is a photo of a group of children at a handicraft class that was most likely sponsored by the WPA. The girls appeared to have made a doll house, and the boys in the picture are displaying model boats they have constructed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F06_008_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Handicrafts; Boat models
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The reverse of this photo reads: "'Latter-Day Racing on the Ohio- (Chris Green versus Betsy-Ann)' from Cincinnati, Story of the Queen City by Clara Longworth de Chambrun p. 129" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_042_001
Subjects: Boat racing; Ohio River
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)