Description: Road construction in Allen County near Cairo, Ohio. The photograph depicts a new road being constructed with a base of gravel and mud. Flanking the unfinished road are road posts. On the horizon are buildings and trees in the distance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_006_001
Subjects: Roads--Ohio--Allen County--Design and construction; Road construction industry--Ohio; Allen County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.
Places: Cairo (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: A winter scene depicting derricks over oil wells in Lima, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888. This photograph is part of a collection compiled by Henry Howe while researching the 1889 edition of "Historical Collections of Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00251
Subjects: Allen County (Ohio); Ohio Economy
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Oil tank on fire in Lima, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888. The fire produced a large cloud of smoke and a crowd of onlookers has gathered. This photograph is part of a collection compiled by Henry Howe while researching the 1889 edition of "Historical Collections of Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00252
Subjects: Allen County (Ohio); Ohio Economy
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Lima Locomotive Works, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00307
Subjects: Allen County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Harvesting corn crop at Frank Joseph farm, near Lima, Allen County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00306
Subjects: Allen County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Created by the Works Progress Administration in 1937, this map of Allen County, Ohio, highlights the U.S. and state routes, railroads, canals, and points of interest throughout the county. This map is one of the many visual materials created 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_B15F02_048
Subjects: Maps; Allen County (Ohio); Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Signed photograph of James A. Rhodes as mayor of Columbus, ca. 1943-1951. Later serving four terms as governor of Ohio, Rhodes was key to the city's rise in economic and educational development. Governor Rhodes passed away on March 4th, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06309
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government; Governors--Ohio; Governors--United States; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Political culture--Ohio--History;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)