Description: Dated 1939, this photograph shows a boat named The Craftsman under construction at the American Ship Building Company. The American Ship Building Company was originally based in Cleveland, Ohio, as Cleveland Shipbuilding in 1888, and became the American Ship Building Company in 1900. There were also ship yards in Toledo and Loraine, Ohio, and the company expanded to other nearby states including New York, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin at the start of World War I. The American Ship Building Company was the most prominent ship yard for constructing American ships for World War II. 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_004_001
Subjects: American Ship Building Company; Cargo ships; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Shipping industry; World War I; Military Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Workmen place the first floor framing of the administration building. The photo was taken as part of Project No. 28a, Other Structures - Administration Building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_feb35_b35_47
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Building; Framing (Building)
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the Fisher Building in Detroit, Michigan. Youngstown-Buckeye conduit was used in the building. On the photo is written: "FISHER BUILDING DETROIT YOUNGSTOWN BUCKEYE CONDUIT" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F47_007
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry; Fisher building, Detroit
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Ross County Courthouse. This building was intended to resemble the county’s previous 1801 courthouse, that had served as both county courthouse and statehouse. It was destroyed in 1852 to make room for the present building, which has one story wings on either side of the two story central structure. This is a unique building, reflecting trends in antebellum East Coast architecture. Additions were made to the building in 1929 and 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_416
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; pavilions (building divisions); porticoes; clock towers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 2 N. Paint St.
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Ross County Courthouse. This building was intended to resemble the county’s previous 1801 courthouse, that had served as both county courthouse and statehouse. It was destroyed in 1852 to make room for the present building, which has one story wings on either side of the two story central structure. This is a unique building, reflecting trends in antebellum East Coast architecture. Additions were made to the building in 1929 and 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_417
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; pavilions (building divisions); porticoes; clock towers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 2 N. Paint St.
 

Description: This image shows a stone of the Ross County Courthouse. The inscription on the stone indicates that it had been a part of Ohio's first capitol building, built in 1801. This courthouse was intended to resemble the county’s previous 1801 courthouse, that had served as both county courthouse and statehouse. It was destroyed in 1852 to make room for the present building, which has one story wings on either side of the two story central structure. This is a unique building, reflecting trends in antebellum East Coast architecture. Additions were made to the building in 1929 and 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_423
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; pavilions (building divisions); porticoes; clock towers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 2 N. Paint St.
 

Description: This image shows a plaque that is attached to the Ross County Courthouse. This building was intended to resemble the county’s previous 1801 courthouse, that had served as both county courthouse and statehouse. It was destroyed in 1852 to make room for the present building, which has one story wings on either side of the two story central structure. This is a unique building, reflecting trends in antebellum East Coast architecture. Additions were made to the building in 1929 and 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_425
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; pavilions (building divisions); porticoes; clock towers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 2 N. Paint St.
 

Description: This image shows a plaque that is attached to the Ross County Courthouse. This building was intended to resemble the county’s previous 1801 courthouse, that had served as both county courthouse and statehouse. It was destroyed in 1852 to make room for the present building, which has one story wings on either side of the two story central structure. This is a unique building, reflecting trends in antebellum East Coast architecture. Additions were made to the building in 1929 and 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_424
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; pavilions (building divisions); porticoes; clock towers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 2 N. Paint St.
 

Description: This image shows the probate court entrance of the Ross County Courthouse. This building was intended to resemble the county’s previous 1801 courthouse, that had served as both county courthouse and statehouse. It was destroyed in 1852 to make room for the present building, which has one story wings on either side of the two story central structure. This is a unique building, reflecting trends in antebellum East Coast architecture. Additions were made to the building in 1929 and 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_419
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; pavilions (building divisions); porticoes; clock towers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 2 N. Paint St.
 

Description: This image shows the front entrance and clock tower of the Ross County Courthouse. This building was intended to resemble the county’s previous 1801 courthouse, that had served as both county courthouse and statehouse. It was destroyed in 1852 to make room for the present building, which has one story wings on either side of the two story central structure. This is a unique building, reflecting trends in antebellum East Coast architecture. Additions were made to the building in 1929 and 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_418
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; pavilions (building divisions); porticoes; clock towers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 2 N. Paint St.
 

Description: This image shows the front entrance and clock tower of the Ross County Courthouse. This building was intended to resemble the county’s previous 1801 courthouse, that had served as both county courthouse and statehouse. It was destroyed in 1852 to make room for the present building, which has one story wings on either side of the two story central structure. This is a unique building, reflecting trends in antebellum East Coast architecture. Additions were made to the building in 1929 and 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_421
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; pavilions (building divisions); porticoes; clock towers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 2 N. Paint St.
 

Description: This image shows the front entrance of the Ross County Courthouse. This building was intended to resemble the county’s previous 1801 courthouse, that had served as both county courthouse and statehouse. It was destroyed in 1852 to make room for the present building, which has one story wings on either side of the two story central structure. This is a unique building, reflecting trends in antebellum East Coast architecture. Additions were made to the building in 1929 and 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_420
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; pavilions (building divisions); porticoes; clock towers
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); 2 N. Paint St.