Description: Dated ca. 1953, this photograph shows a busy two-lane street in downtown Bowling Green, Ohio, with automobile and pedestrian traffic. Bowling Green businesses seen here along Main Street include Ross Bakery, Woodco Furniture, the Cla-Zel Theater, Western Auto Associate Store, J.W. Whitker & Co. Furniture, Howard's Restaurant and Liquors, Davis Tires, F.O.E., Elks, Frigidaire Appliances, Byers Floor Coverings, and Rogers Bros, among others. This 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_B14F12_001_001
Subjects: Streets; Automobiles; Storefronts; Central business districts; Pedestrians
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a man with muttonchops wearing a hard hat and looking directly into the camera, taken in Bowling Green, Ohio, and titled "Portrait of a Laborer." The image was submitted by photographer Matt McGookey of Castalia, Ohio, in the Amateur 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_B02F112_01_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Employees; Labor--Ohio; Factories;
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. It shows the Hannah family farmhouse on the 110 acre farm owned by W.H. Hannah near Bowling Green, Ohio. Hannah was ill with influenza and was unable to talk with the Department of Agriculture representative for long during the visit this photograph was taken. However, he did mention that he had eight acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F16_001_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Farmhouses; Rural Life
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows a barn on the 110 acre farm owned by W.H. Hannah near Bowling Green, Ohio. Hannah was ill with influenza and was unable to talk with the Department of Agriculture representative for long during the visit this photograph was taken. However, he did mention that he had eight acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F16_002_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Barns; Rural Life
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows the 110 acre farm owned by W.H. Hannah near Bowling Green, Ohio. Hannah was ill with influenza and was unable to talk with the Department of Agriculture representative for long during the visit this photograph was taken. However, he did mention that he had eight acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F16_003_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Barns; Farmhouses; Rural Life
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows the Hannah farm family home on the 110 acre farm owned by W.H. Hannah near Bowling Green, Ohio. Hannah was ill with influenza and was unable to talk with the Department of Agriculture representative for long during the visit this photograph was taken. However, he did mention that he had eight acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F16_004_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Barns; Rural Life
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows a man on a horse-drawn hay wagon on the 110 acre farm owned by W.H. Hannah near Bowling Green, Ohio. Hannah was ill with influenza and was unable to talk with the Department of Agriculture representative for long during the visit this photograph was taken. However, he did mention that he had eight acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F16_005_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Barns; Rural Life; Horse-drawn vehicles
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows a man sitting on top of a horse-drawn wagon by a barn on the Brigham farm owned by J.S. Brigham in Bowling Green, Ohio. On 60 acres, Brigham grew tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, celery, melons, and various other produce. Sixteen of the 60 acres were used for corn, and nearly six for alfalfa. Brigham also had 52 acres of farmland six miles from this farm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F21_001_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Barns; Rural Life; Horse-drawn vehicles
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows the Brigham farm family home owned by J.S. Brigham in Bowling Green, Ohio. On 60 acres, Brigham grew tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, celery, melons, and various other produce. Sixteen of the 60 acres were used for corn, and nearly six for alfalfa. Brigham also had 52 acres of farmland six miles from this farm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F21_002_1
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Farmhouses; Rural Life
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows a barn and greenhouse on the Brigham farm owned by J.S. Brigham in Bowling Green, Ohio. On 60 acres, Brigham grew tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, celery, melons, and various other produce. Sixteen of the 60 acres were used for corn, and nearly six for alfalfa. Brigham also had 52 acres of farmland six miles from this farm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F21_003_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Barns; Greenhouses; Rural Life
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows a shed on the Brigham farm owned by J.S. Brigham in Bowling Green, Ohio. On 60 acres, Brigham grew tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, celery, melons, and various other produce. Sixteen of the 60 acres were used for corn, and nearly six for alfalfa. Brigham also had 52 acres of farmland six miles from this farm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F21_004_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Barns; Rural Life
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows the Brigham farm family home owned by J.S. Brigham in Bowling Green, Ohio. On 60 acres, Brigham grew tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, celery, melons, and various other produce. Sixteen of the 60 acres were used for corn, and nearly six for alfalfa. Brigham also had 52 acres of farmland six miles from this farm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F21_005_1
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Farmhouses; Rural Life
Places: Wood County (Ohio); Bowling Green (Ohio)