Description: Original description reads: "Athletic field under construction at Northridge High School 193[?] North of Dayton, Ohio." This is a photograph of two unidentified men doing construction on Northridge High School's athletic field in Northridge, Ohio. This construction was a part of the Works Progress Administration project, a government office that hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects from April 8, 1935 to June 30, 1943. In the first six months that the WPA existed, more than 173, 000 Ohioans, including both men and women, found employment through this program. More than 1, 500 unemployed teachers in Ohio found work through the WPA teaching illiterate adults how to read. In twelve separate counties, primarily in southeastern Ohio, more than twenty-five percent of families had at least one member working for the WPA during the late 1930s. By the end of 1938, these various workers had built or improved 12, 300 miles of roads and streets and constructed 636 public buildings, several hundred bridges, hundreds of athletic fields, and five fish hatcheries. WPA employees made improvements to thousands of more buildings, roads, and parks within Ohio. WPA artists also painted a number of murals in Ohio post offices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_026_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio--Northridge; Earthmoving machinery; Sports and recreation facilities; Education; Sports; Athletic fields; Schools--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Northridge (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1936, this photograph shows the construction of the athletic field at Carrollton High School in West Carrollton, Ohio. This construction was most likely a part of the Works Progress Administration project, a government office that hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects from April 8, 1935 to June 30, 1943. In the first six months that the WPA existed, more than 173,000 Ohioans, including both men and women, found employment through this program. More than 1, 500 unemployed teachers in Ohio found work through the WPA teaching illiterate adults how to read. In twelve separate counties, primarily in southeastern Ohio, more than twenty-five percent of families had at least one member working for the WPA during the late 1930s. By the end of 1938, these various workers had built or improved 12,300 miles of roads and streets and constructed 636 public buildings, several hundred bridges, hundreds of athletic fields, and five fish hatcheries. WPA employees made improvements to thousands of more buildings, roads, and parks within Ohio. WPA artists also painted a number of murals in Ohio post offices. 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_B13F04_019_001
Subjects: Construction; Sports and recreation facilities; Education; Athletic fields; Schools--Ohio
Places: West Carrollton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a stadium under construction at Fairmont High School in Dayton, Ohio. This construction was a part of the Works Progress Administration project, a government office that hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects from April 8, 1935 to June 30, 1943. By the end of 1938, these various workers had built or improved 12,300 miles of roads and streets and constructed 636 public buildings, several hundred bridges, hundreds of athletic fields, and five fish hatcheries. Fairmont High School was opened in 1906 and was part of the Van Buren Township. It is currently part of the Kettering City School District. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_033_1
Subjects: Education; Schools; Construction; Dayton Public Schools; Sports; Athletic fields; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated October 20, 1936, this photograph shows an athletic field at Wilberforce University in Greene County, Ohio. 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_B06F09_003_1
Subjects: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio); Wilberforce University; Athletic fields
Places: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption Reads: "Athletic field under construction at Northridge High School, north of Dayton, Ohio, Montgomery County." This is a photograph of some men doing construction work at Northridge High School's athletic field in Montgomery County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_014_1
Subjects: Education; Schools; Construction; Dayton Public Schools; Sports; Athletic fields; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Toronto High School Stadium. Toronto, O. Miller and Son, 436 Market Street, Steubenville, Ohio." The sign outside the stadium reads: "Home Games 1936. Amsterdam Sept. 18; Freedom Sept. 25; Liverpool Oct. 2; Chester Oct. 9; Sebring Oct. 23; Bridgeport Oct. 31; Libson Nov. 14" Toronto, Ohio is located about 9 miles north of Steubenville, on the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_046_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio)--History; Stadiums--Ohio; Sports and recreation facilities; Education; Sports; Athletic fields; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Toronto (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "Xavier University, Victory Parkway." Victory Parkway is the main road that runs through Xavier University. The Victory Parkway fields are used for various recreational sports at Xavier University. The fields are owned by the Cincinnati Park Board and operated by the Xavier University Recreational Sports Department. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F03_014_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Sports; Athletic fields; Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio); College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Seven photographs circa 1969-1970 document the Ohio Penitentiary located at 254 West Spring Street in Columbus. They measure 5 by 7 inches (12.70 by 17.78 cm). Shown are the Death House, electric chair, dormitories, Identification Department photograph area, barber shop, and O. Henry Athletic Field. In 1885, the legislature required all executions to take place at the Ohio Pen rather than in the county where the crime occurred. The Death House was built in 1913 to house the electric chair, which was first used to carry out death sentences in 1897. The prison baseball field was named for famous author O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), who was imprisoned at the Ohio Penitentiary in the late 1890s on embezzlement charges. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1909_1980944_002
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Prisons; Prisoners; Electrocution; Cameras; Barbershops; Television Receivers and reception; Athletic fields; Henry, O., 1862-1910
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated August 4, 1936, this photograph shows the stadium at Oakwood High School in Dayton, Ohio, under construction. The original caption for the photograph reads "Montgomery Co., Dayton, Ohio Stadium at Oakwood High School, Aug 4, 1936." 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_B13F04_022_001
Subjects: Football stadiums; Sports and recreation facilities; Education; Athletic fields; Schools--Ohio
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)