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: 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: This photograph shows a group of Zoar villagers taking a hay ride in a horse-drawn wagon around 1895-1899. The Society of Separatists of Zoar were a group of German religious dissenters who immigrated to Ohio in 1817. Finding it difficult to make ends meet on their own, they formed a communal society in 1819 in which all members shared equally. After a few hard years, the group became solvent by helping build seven miles of the Ohio and Erie Canal, which passed through their lands. The canal enabled them to get their produce to market and allowed them to be financially successful. The Zoarites manufactured much of what they needed themselves. The village of Zoar, named for the Biblical city that Lot fled to from Sodom and Gomorrah, included grist mills, a wool factory, iron furnaces, a tannery, a foundry, garden, and store. After leader Joseph Bimeler (1778-1853) died, however, the group experienced a slow decline, since no one could match his business or spiritual leadership. Tourism helped keep the community afloat for a while, but in 1898, the society disbanded and its assets were divided. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00831
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Hayrides; Horses; Carts & wagons
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Plan of Columbus Buggy Company. The Columbus Buggy Company was originally known as the Iron Buggy Company. Located in Columbus, Ohio, the company claimed to be one of the largest buggy manufacturers in the world. By 1900, the Columbus Buggy Company employed eight hundred people. With the advent of the automobile, buggy and carriage manufacturers faced serious competition. Like some other companies, the Columbus Buggy Company's management decided to begin producing automobiles in the early twentieth century. The company built several different lines, using both electric and gas power. Unfortunately, these changes were not enough to help the company to survive. The Columbus Buggy Company went bankrupt in 1913. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04B_031_1
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Business and Labor; Factories; Carts and wagons
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Three slides showing visitors to the Toledo Zoo were taken in July 1968. The first photograph shows a group of visitors feeding goats. A man and child playing with a wagon are in the second photograph, while the third photograph shows zoo staff presenting reptiles to visitors. The slides measure 2" x 2" (5.08 x 5.08 cm). The Toledo Zoological Gardens was created in 1900, when a woodchuck was donated to the Toledo Parks Board. By 1999, the zoo had grown to include the first-ever Hippoquarium and exhibits focusing on the African Savanna and the Kingdom of the Apes. In 1999, the zoo attracted more than a million visitors. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3056_3656332_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Plants and Animals; Zoos; Goats; Carts & wagons; Reptiles; Snakes
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "People at Work CROWELL MAIL Big Four Station" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F08_018_001
Subjects: Carts & wagons
Places: Galion (Ohio); Crawford (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)