Description: Aerial view of the town of Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign County, as it appeared in 1872. During the period, Urbana was growing in population, thanks to the completion of three railroads (visible at the top of the image) which helped link it to the rest of Ohio. At the center of the image can be seen Monument Square, located in downtown Urbana at the intersection of Scioto and Main Streets. Established in 1805, the town became the county seat with Champaign County's creation in 1805. Town founder William Ward named Urbana after the word urbanity. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_042_001
Subjects: Urbana (Ohio)--History; Champaign County (Ohio)--History; Aerial views
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: Picture of a white horse with a harness attached to it. A man rides in the seat in front of the horse stable. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F02_026
Subjects: Urbana (Ohio)--History; Champaign County (Ohio)--History; Harness racing--Ohio--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the cover illustration for a publication titled" Urbana and Champaign County." The note on the reverse of the photograph reads "Cover Cut. Size to Size. To be printed in dark green on green cloth above center on front cover." 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_B02F09_003_1
Subjects: Urbana (Ohio)--History; Champaign County (Ohio); Urbana (Ohio); Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: caption reads: "Urbana Junior College, S.W. part of Urbana, at intersection of College Way and the Mad River Pike" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_018_1
Subjects: Urbana, Ohio. Junior College--History. [from old catalog]; Urbana University (Urbana, Ohio). Johnny Appleseed Society; Champaign County (Ohio)--History.
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: An uphill view of a scenic country roadway in Champaign County, Ohio. Flanking the road is a wooden white fence and several telephone polls. On the right side of the photograph many in bloom trees and a small farm can be seen. Champaign County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 38,890. Its county seat is Urbana. It takes its name from the French word for "open level country" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_005_001
Subjects: Roads--Ohio; Champaign County (Ohio)--History; Farms--Ohio--Pictorial works
Places: Champaign County (Ohio)