Description: This image depicts a quarry in the Sandstone Center of the World, Amherst, Ohio. The City of Amherst was founded in 1811. Beginning in 1847, Amherst developed and prospered around the sandstone industry and its associated quarries. This sandstone proved to be an important economic blessing to our early settlers and is the foundation of Amherst's existence. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06513
Subjects: Geology--Ohio; Natural resources--Ohio;
Places: Amherst (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: Modern reproduction of a photograph depicting an oil field with wooden storage tanks, oil well rigs, wagons, buildings and people. A written description on the back of the photograph identifies it as the Cow Run Field near Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1885. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03888
Subjects: Oil fields--Ohio; Natural resources--Ohio
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Map of Ohio showing the location and distribution of 348 Ohio potteries of the 19th century, prepared by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and drawn by C.E. Hamm. Towns are marked with circles corresponding in size to the number of potteries they have, and potteries whose products are represented in the museum collections of the Ohio State Archaelogical and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) are indicated by name. The largest concentrations of potteries can be seen in the areas of Akron, East Liverpool, Zanesville/Roseville and Cincinnati, all of which had thriving pottery manufacturing industries thanks to Ohio's high rank in the supply and production of clay. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAPVFM_0265-F
Subjects: Pottery industry; Potteries; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Natural resources--Ohio;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph was produced by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1935 and 1943. This photo’s original caption identifies the location as "Chagrin River falls and rapids (Looking east from Main Street). District #4, Cleveland, Ohio." However, the image appears to show the Rocky River Reservation, part of the Cleveland Metroparks system. The Rocky River runs through Cuyahoga, Summit, Medina and Lorain Counties. In the distance can be seen the shale cliffs which rise above the riverbed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06404
Subjects: Waterfalls; United States. Work Progress Administration; Rivers--Ohio; Natural resources--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Floyd B. Chapman of Columbus, Ohio, at right, with a fellow serviceman identified as "PFC Gilkyson." Both are seen in military uniform, and handwriting on the back indicates that the photograph was taken in San Bernardino, California, on November 15, 1943. After receiving a Ph. D. at the Ohio State University and working for the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Chapman (1911-1984) was inducted into the Army Air Corps in November of 1942. He was stationed at various posts around the United States during World War II, as well as overseas in India and China. Following his military service, Chapman continued his career as a naturalist and field ecologist for the Ohio State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Ohio Division of Wildlife. He also worked as resident ecologist at Malabar Farm and as horticulturist for Inniswood Garden Metro Park until his death in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1017AV_01_01
Subjects: World War II; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Natural resources--Ohio; Malabar Farm; Horticulture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); San Bernardino (California)
 

Description: Photograph showing Floyd B. Chapman of Columbus, Ohio, at right, with an unidentified fellow serviceman, 1943. Both are seen in military uniform, and are posing in a studio prop of a jail cell labeled "Guard House." After receiving a Ph. D. at the Ohio State University and working for the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Chapman (1911-1984) was inducted into the Army Air Corps in November of 1942. He was stationed at various posts around the United States during World War II, as well as overseas in India and China. Following his military service, Chapman continued his career as a naturalist and field ecologist for the Ohio State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Ohio Division of Wildlife. He also worked as resident ecologist at Malabar Farm and as horticulturist for Inniswood Garden Metro Park until his death in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1017AV_03_01
Subjects: World War II; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Natural resources--Ohio; Malabar Farm; Horticulture
Places: Arizona; Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Floyd B. Chapman of Columbus, Ohio, posed in his military uniform, 1943. After receiving a Ph. D. at the Ohio State University and working for the Fish and Wildlife Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Chapman (1911-1984) was inducted into the Army Air Corps in November of 1942. He was stationed at various posts around the United States during World War II, as well as overseas in India and China. Following his military service, Chapman continued his career as a naturalist and field ecologist for the Ohio State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Ohio Division of Wildlife. He also worked as resident ecologist at Malabar Farm and as horticulturist for Inniswood Garden Metro Park until his death in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1017AV_02_01
Subjects: World War II; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Natural resources--Ohio; Malabar Farm; Horticulture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a man standing in a canal, leaning on a cane, at an unknown location in Ohio. During the late 1810s, Governor Thomas Worthington and Governor Ethan Allen Brown both supported internal improvements, especially canals. Both men believed that Ohioans needed quick and easy access to the Ohio River and to Lake Erie if they were to profit financially. In 1822, the Ohio legislature realized the importance of internal improvements and created a new Ohio Canal Commission. The Canal Commission eventually recommended a route starting at Lake Erie, passing through the Cuyahoga Valley, the Muskingum Valley, the Licking Valley, and then to the Ohio River along the Scioto Valley. The Commission also recommended a western route along the Miami and Maumee Valleys. By 1833, the Ohio and Erie Canal was complete, followed twelve years later by the Miami and Erie Canal. Once completed, thirty-three of Ohio's eighty-eight counties either had portions of canals running through them or quarries to mine rock for construction. The canals had many advantages to Ohioans. Most importantly, the cost to ship goods from the East Coast to Ohio and vice versa declined tremendously from 125 dollars per ton of goods to twenty-five dollars per ton of goods. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s, their demise due in part to competition from the much speedier 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_024
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio; Geography and Natural Resources; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of a lake or pond alongside a hillside. The river appears to have several small islands in the middle of it. The lake is surrounded by plentiful trees and vast fields. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_005_001
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio; Trees--Ohio--1930-1940; Valleys Ohio; Geography and Natural Resources; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph features a lake surrounded by a large tree and various shrubbery. The setting sun can be seen in the distance, with tall grasses casting a reflection onto the lake. Exact date and location unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F02_019_001
Subjects: Lakes & ponds--Ohio; Landscapes; Nature; Trees; Geography and Natural Resources; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A scenic river in Ohio with numerous trees populating the river bank. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_029_001
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio; Trees--Ohio--1930-1940; Valleys Ohio; Geography and Natural Resources; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A river running through the hills of Ohio. A small farmhouse can be seen in the upper right hand corner of the photograph amongst vast corn fields and hills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_041_001
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio; Historic agricultural landscapes--Ohio; Trees--Ohio--1930-1940; Valleys Ohio; Geography and Natural Resources; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio