Description: Caption reads; "'Leafing Through Pages of the Miami Valley Album.' The Robbert Dickey wedding party in 1894 before leaving for Johnson Station; taken in front of Ed. Thacker's home, across from the Central Reformed Church at Second and Ludlow Sts. Others in the bridal party are George Shaw, Tom Legler, Charles Graves, D. Legler, Harry Smith with bugle, the driver is Fred P. Mc.Gowan." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_023_1
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Horse-drawn vehicles; Carriages and coaches; Carts and wagons; Weddings
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

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: This photograph shows a man on a horse-drawn wagon waiting at a grain elevator. To the right, a horse-drawn carriage is parked outside a building. The caption reads; "'At the Elevator' Photograph by Ben Shahn; Courtesy of Farm Security Adm." 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_B06F05_009_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Horses; Carriages and coaches; Carts and wagons; Ohio--History--Pictorial works
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Located in the heart of downtown Columbus, Broad Street runs perpendicular to High Street. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04C_001_1
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Carriages and carts; Streets--Ohio--Columbus.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This cast-iron ice wagon with a team of horses was made by the Kenton Hardware Company in Ohio. It measures 5" by 12" by 3" (12 by 31 by 7 cm). Cast-iron toys were all the rage among American children during this era. These toys were described by the company as "perfectly safe for any child to enjoy." The Kenton Hardware Company was promoted as "the largest factory in the USA exclusively making cast iron toys" at the turn of the twentieth century. One of Hardin County's largest employers, the factory produced a variety of toys that were miniature versions of fire engines, circus wagons, carriages, banks, trains, and stoves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1470_1533986_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Business and Labor; Daily Life; Toys; Toy industry; Horses; Carriages & coaches; Carts & wagons
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)