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: Photograph of Julia Gurdner, an ex-slave who lived in Allen County, Ohio, District 1. Mrs. Gurdner resided at the home of her daughter at 1222 South Main Street, Lima, Ohio in Allen County. The photograph was taken by staff of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was a United States federal government project to fund written work and support writers during the Great Depression. On April 1, 1937, the FWP received formal approval and instructions to conduct interviews of surviving ex-slaves in Ohio. Most of the narratives were compiled in 1937 and 1938 and gathered from around the state. After the termination of the Federal Writers' Project, most narratives were transferred to the Writers' Unit of the Library of Congress. However, an additional 28 narratives were discovered in the State Archives holdings of the Ohio History Connection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: sc1495_01_01
Subjects: African American women; African American Ohioans; Slavery; Former slaves
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Black Panther Party headquarters in Lima, Ohio, Allen County, August, 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00598
Subjects: Revolution, Reaction, and Reform; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Delphos, Ohio, in Van Wert and Allen Counties, between stations 4749 and 4779. Roads, properties, bridges and other landmarks along the route are noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23169_007
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio
Places: Delphos (Ohio); Van Wert County (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Van Wert and Allen Counties, between stations 4800 and 4919. Roads, properties, bridges, rail lines and other landmarks along the route are noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23169_009
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads
Places: Van Wert County (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Delphos, Ohio, in Van Wert and Allen Counties, between stations 4688 and 4719. Roads, properties and other landmarks along the route are noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23169_005
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio
Places: Delphos (Ohio); Van Wert County (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Delphos, Ohio, in Van Wert and Allen Counties, between stations 4779 and 4800. Roads, properties, bridges, rail lines and other landmarks along the route are noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23169_008
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads
Places: Delphos (Ohio); Van Wert County (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)