Description: Dated June 10, 1937, this photograph shows the Avondale Synagogue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Avondale Synagogue, also referred to as the Temple Adath Israel, is a neo-classical revival synagogue built in 1926 by Oscar Schwartz, and is currently located at 3556 Reading Road in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. Due to a growing congregation, the synagogue moved from Avondale to Amberley and the building has been home to Southern Baptist Church since 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F08_003_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Schwartz, Oscar, fl. 1916-1931; Architecture; Synagogues; Religion in Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 1937, this photograph shows the Avondale Synagogue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Avondale Synagogue, also referred to as the Temple Adath Israel, is a neo-classical revival synagogue built in 1926 by Oscar Schwartz and is currently located at 3556 Reading Road in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. Due to a growing congregation, the synagogue moved from Avondale to Amberley and the building is now home to Southern Baptist Church since 1963. 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_B02F15_034_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Synagogues--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schwartz, Oscar, fl. 1916-1931; Architecture; Synagogues; Religion in Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1890, this photograph shows a Cincinnati schoolhouse with a caption which reads "After glancing at this [...;fth ald Vine Street it is not hard to under[... p]opularly known as "nasty corner" and "Many a happy hour and perhaps many a weary one was spent in the old Avondale School by hundreds of Cincinnatians who learned readn', writin' and 'rithmetic within its halls. This photograph was taken in 1890." 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_B12F07_009_001
Subjects: Architecture; Buildings--Cincinnati (Ohio); Schools; Education; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Avondale (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts two police officers arresting a black man in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rioting erupted in the Avondale section of Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 8, 1968, five days after the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The rioting was set off by an accidental shooting in which a man named James Smith, armed with a shotgun, was trying to protect his property from looters. A person approached Smith and grabbed the barrel of the shotgun, causing the gun to accidentally fire, killing Smith's wife. A rumor spread that "a white policeman had shot a colored woman," according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, April 9, 1968. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06906
Subjects: Riot control; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two black men being removed from an Austin-Healey 3000 sports car by a Cincinnati, Ohio, police officer. Rioting erupted in the Avondale section of Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 8, 1968, five days after the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The rioting was touched off by an accidental shooting. A man, James Smith, armed with a shotgun, was trying to protect his property from looters. A person approached Smith, grabbed the barrel of the shotgun, causing the gun to accidentally fire, killing Smith's wife. A rumor spread that "a white policeman had killed a colored woman," according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, April 9, 1968. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV3_B16F28_01
Subjects: Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; Riot control; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Law enforcement; Police officers;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937. Lynch Home". This photograph shows the rear of the Harry Linch (Lynch) home and the garden wall, located at 960 Avondale Avenue in the North Avondale community of Cincinnati, Ohio. Built for Cincinnati lawyer Harry L. Linch, it was designed in a combination of Spanish, Italian and Federal style architecture by Grosvenor Atterbury, using rough stone with red brick trim. It is largely an imitation of Atterbury's work for Linch's neighbor, Jean Maxwell Schmidlapp (Ca Sole) in nearby Hyde Park. Landscaping was done by Ferrucio Vitale. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_011_001
Subjects: Architecture; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Vitale, Ferrucio, 1875-1933; Atterbury, Grosvenor, 1869-1956; Linch, Harry L
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the front left side of the Harry Linch (Lynch) home, located at 960 Avondale Avenue in the North Avondale community of Cincinnati, Ohio. Built for Cincinnati lawyer Harry L. Linch, it was designed in a combination of Spanish, Italian and Federal style architecture by Grosvenor Atterbury, using rough stone with red brick trim. It is largely an imitation of Atterbury's work for Linch's neighbor, Jean Maxwell Schmidlapp (Ca Sole) in nearby Hyde Park. Landscaping was done by Ferrucio Vitale. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F10_026
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Vitale, Ferrucio, 1875-1933; Atterbury, Grosvenor, 1869-1956; Linch, Harry L.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Residence of Harry Linch, 760 Avondale Ave., Avondale. Erected in 1929, the architecture is a combination of Spanish and Italian. Photo by Federal Writers' Photographer, District #2. July 1, 1937. Cincinnati, Ohio." This photograph shows the front left side of the Harry Linch (Lynch) home, located at 960 Avondale Avenue in the North Avondale community of Cincinnati, Ohio. Built for Cincinnati lawyer Harry L. Linch, it was designed in a combination of Spanish, Italian and Federal style architecture by Grosvenor Atterbury, using rough stone with red brick trim. It is largely an imitation of Atterbury's work for Linch's neighbor, Jean Maxwell Schmidlapp (Ca Sole) in nearby Hyde Park. Landscaping was done by Ferrucio Vitale. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F16_019_1
Subjects: Architecture; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Vitale, Ferrucio, 1875-1933; Atterbury, Grosvenor, 1869-1956; Linch, Harry L
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Temple Adath Israel, a neo-classical revival synagogue built 1926 by Oscar Schwartz, located at 3556 Reading Road in Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. Home to Southern Baptist Church since 1963. Hebrew in entablature reads: "Kehilla Koresh Adath Yisroel" Reverse reads "Avondale Synagogue Cincinnati" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F16_018_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Synagogues--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schwartz, Oscar, fl. 1916-1931.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Fleischmann Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio" Fleischmann Gardens is located at 524 Forest Avenue, in the Avondale community of Cincinnati, Ohio. The features beautifully landscaped gardens feature largest ginkgo tree in the state and an evergreen maze. The Washington Avenue entrance is marked by ornamental iron gates topped with an old-fashioned gaslight fixture. On the site of the home of Charles Louis Fleischmann, co-founder (with his brother Maximilian) of the Fleischmann Yeast Company, the park was given to the city in 1925 by his heirs. An adjacent piece of land, owned by the Salvation Army, was purchased in 1976, making the park 4.4 acres in total. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F08_016_1
Subjects: Parks; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; Gardens -- Ohio;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the pediment and cornice of the Adath Israel Temple, also referred to as the Avondale Synagogue, a neo-classical revival synagogue built in 1926 by Oscar Schwartz, located at 3556 Reading Road in the Avondale neighborhood in Cincinnati, 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_B02F16_017
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Synagogues--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schwartz, Oscar, fl. 1916-1931; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the cornice of the Adath Israel Temple, also referred to as the Avondale Synagogue, a neo-classical revival synagogue built 1926 by Oscar Schwartz, located at 3556 Reading Road in Avondale, a neighborhood of Cincinnati, 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_B02F15_022_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Synagogues--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schwartz, Oscar, fl. 1916-1931.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)