Description: This photo shows the state of the Miami and Erie canal in the 1930s. The remnants of this lock indicate it is certainly no longer used at this point in time. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F05_015
Subjects: Montgomery County (Ohio)--History; Locks (Canal); Canals--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History; Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The original description reads: "The picture of this man wading in the canal was taken July, 1904." This photo shows the state of the Miami and Erie canal near Dayton in the early 1900s. The Miami and Erie Canal connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati and Lake Erie in Toledo and was completed in 1845. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F06_031
Subjects: Montgomery County (Ohio)--History; Canals--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History; Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Harry E. Crooks of Montgomery County. Electrocuted October 29, 1909, for the Murder of his Wife. Crooks, at age 40, murdered his wife after she obtained a divorce from him. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08084
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Montgomery County (Ohio); Portrait photography; Capital punishment--Ohio
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a wooden bridge over the Miami and Erie Canal in Montgomery, Ohio, most likely located in or near Dayton, Ohio. Many small bridges had been constructed by this time which precluded any large boats from navigating the canal. The Miami and Erie Canal connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio and Lake Erie in Toledo, Ohio and was completed in 1845. 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_B02F05_018
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); Public works
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Miami and Erie Canal in the 1930s. Many small bridges had been constructed by this time which precluded any large boats from navigating the canal. The Miami and Erie Canal connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio and Lake Erie in Toledo, Ohio and was completed in 1845. 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_B02F05_019
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1911, this photograph shows two men on the St. Louis canal boat on the Miami and Erie Canal in Montgomery County, Ohio. A note on the reverse of the photograph reads "The 'St. Louis', End of an era, Cargo boat built at James Morrison Boat Yard, Dayton, Ohio," and the original description of this photograph reads "This is a picture of the Old Canal Boat named 'St. Louis' taken in 1911." Work began on the Miami and Erie Canal in 1825 and was completed in 1845. During the peak of construction, more than four thousand laborers worked on the canal, generally earning 30 cents per day plus room and board. Many recent immigrants to the United States, especially the Irish, survived thanks to jobs on the canals. Other people, like the residents of the communal society at Zoar, also helped construct canals to assist the survival of their community. Many of Ohio's communities today, including Akron, began as towns for the canal workers. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s. There is a short stretch in the Muskingum Valley near Zanesville still in operation today. By the 1850s, however, canals were losing business to the railroads. 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_B02F06_025
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio; Boats and boating; Montgomery County (Ohio)
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads" "Leafing Through Pages of the Miani Valley Album" INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE This refers to articles in a Montgomery County newspaper. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F02_029_001
Subjects: Montgomery County (Ohio)
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "'Leafing Through Pages of the Miami Valley Album' Photo copied by F.W.P., Dayton, Ohio, 4/22/38" This photo was most likely taken from an old issue of the Dayton Daily News. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_020_001
Subjects: Horses; Ohio History -- Settlement and Early Statehood; Montgomery County (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio;
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Rock house on CCC Highway, Montgomery Co., near Dayton, Ohio." As seen from the photograph this house sat on US Route 22 or OH State Route 3. From Cincinnati to Washington Court House, US 22 and State Route 3 follow the 3C Highway which connected Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F09_021_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); Architecture
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The original description reads: "This is the Taylor Street Canal Bridge taken March 22, 1911." This photo shows the state of the Miami and Erie canal in Dayton in the 1910s. The Miami and Erie Canal connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati and Lake Erie in Toledo and was completed in 1845. Running along the right of the canal is the "electric mule" track, a machine that ran on rails that would supposedly do away with the old method of mules and horses that propelled the canal boats. The electric mule never became widely used, however, as canals were almost completely abandoned shortly after the electric mule was developed in favor of pure rail transportation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F05_006
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to 1904, this photograph shows two boats on the Miami and Erie Canal. These state boats are tied behind the Dayton fairgrounds at mile marker 181 of the canal. Work began on the Miami and Erie Canal in 1825 and was completed in 1845. During the peak of construction, more than four thousand laborers worked on the canal, generally earning 30 cents per day plus room and board. Many recent immigrants to the United States, especially the Irish, survived thanks to jobs on the canals. Other people, like the residents of the communal society at Zoar, also helped construct canals to assist the survival of their community. Many of Ohio's communities today, including Akron, began as towns for the canal workers. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s. There is a short stretch in the Muskingum Valley near Zanesville still in operation today. By the 1850s, however, canals were losing business to the railroads. 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_B02F05_009
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio; Boats and boating; Montgomery County (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Wading Pool & Rock Garden. Germantown Dam Park Aug 5, 1937. Montgomery County." During the 1930's the Miami Conservancy District set aside areas above and below the Germantown Dam for public access. The C.C.C. and the W.P.A. built shelter houses, hiking trails and graded roads. Now called the Germantown MetroPark, the area has been under the operation of the Five Rivers MetroParks since 1967. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_028_1
Subjects: Germantown (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); Miami Conservancy District (Ohio)
Places: Germantown (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)