Description: In 1913 the community of Middletown, realizing the need for a hospital, formed the Middletown Hospital Association, a nonprofit institution. Middletown’s first hospital opened on March 5, 1917. At that time Middletown Hospital was a 28-bed facility with a staff of seven. By 1923 the hospital had expanded to a 100-bed facility. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_009_1
Subjects: Hospitals--Ohio; Middletown (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.
Places: Middletown (Ohio); Butler County (Oho)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Butler County, about 5 miles south of Hamilton, Ohio, on Dixie Highway two 3 story, 3 room additions to Fairfield Twp. School, July 14, 1936." Butler County was established by the State of Ohio on March 24, 1803. The county was named in honor of Richard Butler, who was killed in St. Clair’s Defeat in 1791. Originally a part of Hamilton County, Butler County is located in Ohio's southwestern corner and borders Indiana on its western border. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_006_1
Subjects: Education; School buildings--Ohio; School--Ohio; Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Butler County, near Okeana, Ohio. Addition to end remodeling, Morgan Township School- July 14, 1936." This is a photograph of construction at Morgan Township School in Okeana, Ohio. This building no longer appears to be standing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_018_001
Subjects: Building construction; Grade schools; Education; School buildings--Ohio; School--Ohio; Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Okeana (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935, this aerial photograph shows the American Rolling Mill Company's Central Works, Armco Research facilities. The buildings shown here were destroyed in a terrible explosion on December 27, 1935, resulting in $75,000 in loss. Armco was originally a Cincinnati steel roofing company, and moved to Middletown in 1901 to produce rolled steel sheets. In 1904, a shop committee, early predecessor to a trade union, was established by the plant's workers. A 1921 innovation in coiling sheet steel led to a boom in production; the company became Armco Inc. in 1978, and merged with AK Steel in 1999. 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_B07F09_010_1
Subjects: American Rolling Mill Company; Steel-works--Ohio--Pictorial works; Industries--Ohio--Butler County; Factories--History; United States. Work Projects Administration (Ohio)
Places: Middletown(Ohio); Butler county(Ohio); Warren county(Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1930s or 1940s, this aerial photograph shows Armco East Side Works in Middletown, Ohio. Armco was born a Cincinnati steel roofing company, and moved to Middletown in 1901 to produce rolled steel sheets. In 1904, the plant's workers established a shop committee, an early predecessor to a trade union. A 1921 innovation in coiling sheet steel led to a boom in production; the company became Armco Inc. in 1978, and merged with AK Steel in 1999. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "A new wide-cold-reduction Mill at East Works-Armco, nearing completion, representing investment of approx. four million dollars, Note the private tracks for Railway transportation to both mills. A complete History of Armco ready for mailing May 1, 1936. Armco East Side Works. Middletown, 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_B07F12_013_1
Subjects: American Rolling Mill Company; Steel-works--Ohio--Pictorial works; Industries--Ohio--Butler County; Factories--History; United States. Work Projects Administration (Ohio)
Places: Middletown(Ohio); Butler county(Ohio); Warren county(Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Tennis Courts at Goldman park. Highland St. near Grand Ave." Goldman Park is a 23.5 acre park located at Highland and Roosevelt Blvd. This park features playground equipment, picnic shelter, picnic tables, softball diamonds, and double tennis courts. Middletown is located in Butler County, which is in Ohio's southwestern corner and borders Indiana on its western border. Butler County was established by the State of Ohio on March 24, 1803. Originally a part of Hamilton County, Butler County was named in honor of Richard Butler, who was killed in St. Clair’s Defeat in 1791. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_013_1
Subjects: Middletown (Ohio)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works; Tennis courts; Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.
Places: Middletown (Ohio); Butler County (Oho)
 

Description: Reverse reads in type: "Horizontal Boring Mill, American Tool Works October 17, 1940." The photograph shows a large horizontal boring mill in the American Took Works factory. In the foreground is a man whose back is to the photographer and he is reaching his left hand up towards a lever on the mill. Next to him is a step ladder, used to reach the top of the mill. Two other men can be seen in the background. A horizontal boring machine (or horizontal boring mill) is a machine tool which bores holes in a horizontal direction. There are three main types — table, planer and floor. The table type is the most common and, as it is the most versatile, it is also known as the universal type. Horizontal boring machines are often heavy-duty industrial machines used for roughing out large components, but there are also high-precision models in use. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F07_024_1
Subjects: Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Hamilton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Mills and mill-work
Places: Hamilton (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Miami Tennis court. Miami St., at Fleming road." Miami Park is 3.35 acre park located off Miami and Reinartz Blvd. This park features playground equipment, picnic tables, tennis court, and basketball court. Middletown is located in Butler County, which is in Ohio's southwestern corner and borders Indiana on its western border. Butler County was established by the State of Ohio on March 24, 1803. Originally a part of Hamilton County, Butler County was named in honor of Richard Butler, who was killed in St. Clair’s Defeat in 1791. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_012_1
Subjects: Middletown (Ohio)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works; Tennis courts; Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.
Places: Middletown (Ohio); Butler County (Oho)
 

Description: Caption reads: "View from hill at Middletown Hospital." Middletown is located in Butler County, which is in Ohio's southwestern corner and borders Indiana on its western border. Butler County was established by the State of Ohio on March 24, 1803. Originally a part of Hamilton County, Butler County was named in honor of Richard Butler, who was killed in St. Clair’s Defeat in 1791. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_005_1
Subjects: Middletown (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)--History; Middletown (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Middletown (Ohio); Butler County (Oho)
 

Description: Caption reads: "CCC boys lining up fence posts in soil conservation program in Butler County. All materials are furnished by the farmer." The Civilian Conservation Corps was created in March of 1933 by President Roosevelt. This was part of the 'New Deal', which was intended to reverse the economic depression. Unemployed men between the ages of eighteen and twenty five were put to work on various government projects, such as road construction, reforestation, flood control, and and soil erosion prevention. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F03_002_1
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Butler County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.
Places: Butler County (Ohio)