Description: A photograph of a confectionery in Dellroy, Carroll County, Ohio. The village of Dellroy was established in 1849 as Cannonsburg. The origin of the name Dellroy is unknown. A confection is a low nutrition, sugary treat. Many are made with powdered sugar, the sugar used in icing. This confectionery sold these treats as well as lunches, sodas and magazines. Pictured in the photograph is a clerk working the counter with what appears to be a customer. There are several Coca Cola signs in the store, as well as soda fountains, and several tables with straw dispensers on top of them. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_012_001
Subjects: Carroll County (Ohio); Confectionery
Places: Dellroy (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 9, 1937, this photograph shows four farmers from Carroll County, Ohio, discussing soil conservation techniques practiced at Camp Carroll. 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_B12F11_039_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Soil conservation; Farmers; Agriculture
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 9, 1937, this photograph shows Camp Carroll in Carrollton, Ohio, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. The photograph's caption reads "Works Progress Administration in Ohio Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) Camps Federal Writers' Project Akron, Ohio District #5 September 9, 1937 C.C.C. Camp Carroll, Carrollton, Ohio Soil Conservation. Another view of the McIntire farm, it is typical of Carroll County's rolling farmland now being restored to fertility and productiveness through soil conservation work." The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. 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_B12F11_032_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Soil Conservation Service; New Deal; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal through Carroll in Fairfield County, between stations 1458 and 1576. A small branch of the Hocking Canal is pictured, and bridges, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4915_003
Subjects: Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Bridges--Ohio
Places: Carroll (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #14, located at 252 Waynesburg Road in Carroll County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08619
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #14, located at 252 Waynesburg Road in Carroll County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08620
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph documents a World War II scrap file in Carroll, Ohio. Recycling and scrap metal drives were one of the ways Americans supported the war effort during the Second World War. As steel and other materials were needed to make ships, weapons, and other tools for the war effort, Americans were called upon to recycle goods that were not deemed essential. Government-produced posters, radio commercials and advertisements encouraged scrap drives, which were often sponsored by schools or community groups. The photograph measures 4.5" x 3" (11.43 x 7.62 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3313_4586102_001
Subjects: Daily Life; Military Ohio; World War II; Scrap metal industry
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: The plaque on the rock reads "In commemoration of our patriot ancestors who served with the 8th Pennsylvania and the 13th Virginia regiments at Fort Laurens from November 18 1778 - August 2, 1779. To assure that their sacrifice to the newly founded republic was not in vain, we pledge ourselves to maintain in perpetuity these United States of America. The Oho Society sons of the American Revolution dedicated in the bicentennial year, May 9 1976". The rock is in Carroll County, Ohio near the site where General Lachlan McIntosh and 1200 troops camped on November 13 and 14th 1778 on their way to build a fort to provide a base for a spring campaign on Fort Detroit. The fort, Fort Laurens, was built at the present day site of Bolivar, Ohio in Tuscarawas County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06561
Subjects: Fort Laurens (Ohio); Memorials--Ohio; Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
Places: Malvern (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio); Bolivar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Jesse Campbell (1835-1899) was an Underground Railroad operator at Kilgore, Carroll County, Ohio. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03112
Subjects: Kilgore (Ohio); Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Kilgore (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 9, 1937, this photograph shows men working on soil conservation from the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) at Camp Carroll in Carrollton in Carroll County, Ohio. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Showing the effects of erosion on land denuded of trees. The structure designed to retard the destructive flow of water are already in place. This area will be planted in trees." The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. 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_B12F11_001_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Soil conservation; Tree planting
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 9, 1937, this photograph shows workers from the Soil Conservation Service of the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) from Camp Carroll in Carrollton in Carroll County, Ohio. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Stone in the process of being crushed by the C.C.C. This limestone will be applied on farms whose owners are cooperating with the S.C.S." The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. 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_B12F11_002_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Soil Conservation Service; Federal Writers' Project; New Deal
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 1967 photograph shows the remnants of Lock #19 of the Hocking Canal, located north of Nelsonville, Ohio, near U.S. Route 33. The Hocking Canal, built between 1829 and 1843, was a 56-mile-long canal that linked to the Ohio and Erie Canal at Carroll, Ohio. Stretching from Carroll to Athens, the Hocking Canal stimulated the growth of Lancaster, Logan, and Nelsonville, and opened the Hocking Valley to trade. Its major exports were salt, coal, and iron. Imports included goods from the East, such as cloth, shoes, and dishes. The advent of railroads in the 1850s meant the beginning of the end for canals. The Hocking Canal was abandoned in 1894. The nineteenth lock on the Hocking Canal was known as the "Sheep Pen Lock. Built as a guard lock, it was intended to permit slackwater navigation of the Hocking River by regulating water depths where river and canal met. Those plans were later abandoned, and the mechanism was converted to a lift lock, which raised and lowered boats as required by changes in the canal's elevation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06112
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Canals--Ohio--History--19th century; Transportation--Ohio--History; Nelsonville (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Nelsonville (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)