Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows a woman and three children looking at the rigs and horses belonging to an Amish person, possibly the Amish man walking up the street, as they visit Berlin, Ohio. The sign hanging from the shop on the left reads "[...]ls [...Ge]nuine Rail Bologna Sold Here Hot & Cold Lunches." 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_B13F08_018_001
Subjects: Amish; Holmes County (Ohio)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works; Stores and shops; Carriages and carts; Horses; Small towns
Places: Berlin (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated January 9, 1941, these photographs show two Amish farmhouses near Middlefield, Ohio. Ohio is home to the world's largest Amish population. Ohio's Amish Country consists mainly of Holmes County, Wayne County, and Stark County. For nearly two centuries this area has remained unrestrained by modern technologies. 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_B01F06_030
Subjects: Amish; Farms; Amish farmers--Ohio--Geauga County; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Middlefield (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated January 9, 1941, this photograph shows a typical Amish farm in Holmes County, Ohio. Ohio is home to the world's largest Amish population. Ohio's Amish Country consists mainly of Holmes County, Wayne County, and Stark County. For nearly two centuries this area has remained unrestrained by modern technologies. 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_B06F02_021_1
Subjects: Amish; Farms; Agriculture; Barns; Farmhouses; Amish--Ohio--Holmes County
Places: Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, the photograph on the left shows an Amish woman standing next to an automobile. The photograph on the right shows a traditional Amish buggy driving down a country road. 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_B14F11_011_001
Subjects: Automobiles; Carriages & coaches; Amish; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Geauga County (Ohio); Middlefield (Ohio)
 

Description: Amish buggy parked among automobiles outside the Wholesale Terminal Market on East 40th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, 1940. This photograph was to be included in the Cleveland Guide, one of several guides on selected American cities to be published by the Federal Writers Project. The Federal Writers Project (FWP) was a depression-era program created to employ writers. Most of the work for the Cleveland Guide was complete when the program was abolished in 1943. The Cleveland Guide was never published. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02711
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ethnic Communities; Amish--Transportation
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: There is no record of who made this quilt but the initials "D.K.H." are embroidered on it. It is thought to have been made for the 1910 Amish wedding of Deliah Kempf and Abner Helmuth in Holmes County, Ohio. The quilt is pieced in a double four-patch pattern using solid colors of brown, brown-red, blue, gold and tan wool. The blocks are placed on point with alternating plain blocks. The back is tan cotton. The quilting is done in a diamond grid through the center and in a quadruple cable in the one border. The binding is blue. This quilt has the typical dark plain colors preferred by the Amish. The donor purchased this quilt from their daughter. The size of the quilt is 185cm x 154cm (73 x 61 inches). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3472_6643241_001
Subjects: Daily Life; Ohio Women; Quilts; Amish; Amish Quilts
 

Description: An Amish buggy traveling down a back road in Butler County. The Amish established many farms in Butler County, including Chisolm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06880
Subjects: Amish--Transportation; Horse-drawn vehicles -- Ohio; Butler County (Ohio)
Places: Woodsdale (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio is home to the world's largest Amish population. Ohio's Amish Country consists mainly of Holmes County, Wayne County, and Stark County. For nearly two centuries this area has remained unrestrained by modern technologies. Photo taken between 1936-1943 by the Works Progress Administration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_004_008
Subjects: Amish; New Deal; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; woodworking; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Ohio is home to the world's largest Amish population. Ohio's Amish Country consists mainly of Holmes County, Wayne County, and Stark County. For nearly two centuries this area has remained unrestrained by modern technologies. Photo taken between 1936-1943 by the Works Progress Administration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_004_011
Subjects: Amish; New Deal; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; woodworking; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Farmers arriving in horses and wagons and trucks for an auction held in Berlin, Ohio, ca. 1930-1939. Some people pictured are members of the Amish religious order. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03302
Subjects: Auctions--United States; Agriculture--Ohio; Amish--Ohio--Holmes County
Places: Berlin (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Farmers buying and selling produce and household goods at an auction in Berlin, Ohio, ca. 1930-1939. Some people pictured are members of the Amish religious order. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03303
Subjects: Auctions--United States; Agriculture--Ohio; Amish--Ohio--Holmes County
Places: Berlin (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of two Amish women walking with ice cream cones in Kidron, Ohio. Other people gather around parked cars. The black and white photograph has been colored so that the ice cream appears yellow or pink. The image was submitted by photographer Donna Copen of Columbus, Ohio, in the Professional category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B03F02_04_1
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Amish; Ice cream;
Places: Kidron (Ohio); Sugar Creek Township (Ohio); Wayne County (Ohio)