Description: Dated February 10, 1937, this photograph shows women repairing books for a book repair project at Montgomery County Courthouse sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. A note on the reverse reads "W.P.A. Book Repair Project at Mont.Co. Court House Feb.10,1937 Feb.11, I-8x10 print for News Story." 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_B12F10_002_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing; Ohio women; Workers
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F10_001_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F10_003_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_006_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_008_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F10_004_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_010_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F10_005_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Repairing Books at Fairview High School Aug.1936. Made for Mrs.Mc?Donald FOR OFFICE FILE ONLY DO NOT REMOVE 2-8X10 prints to Col.Nov.18th.with Narrative Report on Women's Projects." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_007_001
Subjects: Books; Book repairing; Women; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Fairview (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F10_006_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)