Description: Heading reads "Cincinnati Enquirer, Sesqui-Centential Edition, October 12, 1938" Caption reads "From Newport. Steam ferries still plied between Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport in 1849, before any bridges were built connecting the three cities." This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of an engraving in a newspaper of steamboats along the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_019
Subjects: Steamboats--Ohio River--History; Ferries; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Newspapers; Cincinnati enquirer
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Launched in 1832, the Charles Carroll was a side-wheel steamboat named after Maryland statesman and Declaration of Independence signatory Charles Carroll. This illustration appears in "Cincinnati; Story of the Queen City" by Clara Longworth Comtesse de Chambrun, published 1939. This illustration 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_B12F01_041_001
Subjects: Steamboats--Ohio River--History; Illustrations; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; Charles Carroll (Ship: 1832-1853); Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "When Over 100 Lives were Lost" This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of an illustration or engraving, most likely from a newspaper, depicting the explosion of the steamboat Moselle, in the Ohio River. On Wednesday April 25, 1838, between 4 and 5 o’clock, the new steamboat Moselle left the wharf in Cincinnati and continued upstream about a mile, for a quick stop in Fulton, to pick up more passengers and freight, even though the boat was already loaded beyond capacity, before continuing to it’s final destination in Louisville and St. Louis. It is estimated that there were approximately 266 passengers on board after the stop in Fulton, a great majority of which were emigrants, of most of them German or Irish. A crowd had gathered to watch the steamboat depart, as it had already gained a celebrity-like reputation of being an extremely fast boat, though she had only made two or three trips thus far. Captain Perrin, anxious to bolster the reputation of the Moselle, collected as much steam as he could, in an attempt to overtake another boat which had just recently departed for the same destination. Onlookers and passengers alike later commented that the steam sounded strange, as the pressure built to unsafe levels. Just as the boat was shoved from the quay, an explosion took place, so great that it was like a “mine of gunpowder” exploding, as all four boilers simultaneously burst. The destruction was horrific, with pieces of boat, freight and bodies thrown into the river and upon the shore. About one hundred and fifty people in were lost that day, whether killed, or ultimately declared missing and one hundred and seventeen people were saved. An investigation later took place, which resulted in stricter regulations regarding freight and passenger capacity, and which declared owners and officers ultimately liable for any and all injuries suffered as a result of safety regulation negligence. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_024
Subjects: Steamboats--Ohio River--History; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Heading reads "The Cincinnati Enquirer, Sesqui-Centential" Caption reads "Having Fun At The Zoo". This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of a photograph from the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper. The Cincinnati Zoo is the second oldest zoo in the United States, having opened in 1875, and is located in the Avondale community. Initially occupying 65 acres, surrounding blocks and areas in nearby suburbs have been added to zoo property. Founded by Cincinnati native Jonathan Schoonover and designed by Theodor Fundeisen, it was originally named the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. The largest exhibit of the zoo was it's collection of birds, with over four hundred. The rest of the collection was small, having only eight monkeys, two bear, three deer, six racoons, two elk, and one each of buffalo, hyena, tiger, alligator and elephant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_027
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; Cincinnati Zoo; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Newspapers; Cincinnati enquirer
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the lift bridge at Mohawk Place along the Cincinnati Central Parkway, ca. 1920-1928. Also visible is an advertisement for the Kroger Grocery and Baking Co., founded in Cincinnati in 1883 by Bernard Kroger. The Parkway was begun in the early 1920s and partly financed by the Ohio Department of Public Works. It was constructed over the old Miami and Erie Canal bed, which was deepened to form the tube for a rapid-transit subway that was never completed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA937AV_B01F02_031
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History; Ohio. Dept. of Public Works; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History; Central Parkway Area (Cincinnati, Ohio); Advertisements; Grocery stores
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: In the early twentieth century, Cincinnati was linked to a number of other major cities through its rail lines. Union Terminal, a single railroad terminal, was developed to provide service for all passenger and freight lines entering the city. Construction began in the 1920s on the art deco style structure that was designed by architects Alfred Fellheimer and Stewart Wagner. Finished on March 31, 1933, Union Terminal had the largest half-dome in the world at the time. Even today it is the largest half-dome in the Western hemisphere. The artwork associated with Union Terminal was as amazing as the physical structure. Maxfield Keck designed bas-relief figures that represented Commerce and Transportation to flank the main doors. Winold Reiss, a German-born artist, designed murals made from glass mosaic tiles to decorate the interior of the terminal. The art deco style murals illustrate the United States' transportation history, different types of work in the United States, and Cincinnati history. Most of the murals were placed within the main entry of the terminal, but additional murals, portraying major Cincinnati businesses, were located in the concourse. The concourse was torn down in the 1970s, and these murals were relocated to the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati International Airport. Another artist, Pierre Bourdelle, created a mural at the entrance of the women's lounge. After success as a train terminal throughout the 1930s and 1940s, competition from automobiles and passenger airline service led to a decline in use of the terminal. By 1972, the last train service to Union Terminal ended. After a failed attempt in 1980 to turn Union Terminal into a shopping mall, the building was opened once again in November 1990 and was known as the Museum Center. The renovated Union Terminal now houses the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Science, the Cincinnati History Museum, the Cincinnati Historical Society Library, the Cinergy Children's Museum, and an OMNIMAX theater. Amtrak began offering passenger train service to Union Terminal beginning in 1991. Union Terminal was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1972. Its significance as one of the few remaining large art deco terminals meant that it also became a National Historic Landmark in 1977. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F13_003_1
Subjects: Cincinnati Union Terminal (Cincinnati, Ohio); Railroads--Ohio--Cincinnati--History; Architecture--Ohio--Cincinnati--Pictorial works
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Opening game. Cin.Ball.Park. Apr. 15-1941- Raising of World Pennant-showing Reds and St. Louis players, temporary seats in left field and left field grand stand." This photograph depicts the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals standing at attention during the raising of the World Pennant during the opening game at Crosley Field in Cincinnati on April 15, 1941. Crosley Field was located at the corner of Western Avenue and Findley Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally named Redland Field, this steel and concrete Major League Baseball park was designed by architect Henry Hake and cost $225, 000 to build. It was renamed Crosley Field in 1934, when the team was bought by local businessman Powel Crosley Jr., who's ownership saw some important structural renovations to the building. It 1935, lights were added to allow for games to be played at night, in order to increase attendance during the Depression. Crosley Field was also used for other events throughout the years. Crosley Field was one of the smallest parks in the MLB, in both capacity and field size, and was notorious for "the terrace", a fifteen degree incline in left field. The last game at Crosley Field was played June 24, 1970, and the team moved to Riverfront Stadium. It was destroyed on April 19, 1972, and today seven buildings and a street occupy the place where it stood. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_003_001
Subjects: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Opening Game. Apr. 15-41. Western ave side of of Cin.Ball park." Fans wait in line outside the Western avenue side of Crosley Field for the opening game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals on April 15, 1941. Crosley Field is located at the corner of Western Avenue and Findley Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally named Redland Field, this steel and concrete Major League Baseball park was designed by architect Henry Hake and cost $225,000 to build. It was renamed Crosley Field in 1934, when the team was bought by local businessman Powel Crosley Jr., who's ownership saw some important structural renovations to the building. It 1935, lights were added to allow for games to be played at night, in order to increase attendance during the Depression. Crosley Field was also used for other events throughout the years. Crosley Field was one of the smallest parks in the MLB, in both capacity and field size, and was notorious for "the terrace", a fifteen degree incline in left field. The last game at Crosley Field was played June 24, 1970, and the team moved to Riverfront Stadium. It was destroyed on April 19, 1972, and today seven buildings and a street occupy the place where it stood. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_004_001
Subjects: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Opening game.Cin.Ball Park- Apr. 15-1941. Showing the bleacher seats- temporary seats on ground in right field and part of grand stand seats." This photograph depicts the temporary bleacher seats filled with fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 15, 1941. Crosley Field was located at the corner of Western Avenue and Findley Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally named Redland Field, this steel and concrete Major League Baseball park was designed by architect Henry Hake and cost $225,000 to build. It was renamed Crosley Field in 1934, when the team was bought by local businessman Powel Crosley Jr., who's ownership saw some important structural renovations to the building. It 1935, lights were added to allow for games to be played at night, in order to increase attendance during the Depression. Crosley Field was also used for other events throughout the years. Crosley Field was one of the smallest parks in the MLB, in both capacity and field size, and was notorious for "the terrace", a fifteen degree incline in left field. The last game at Crosley Field was played June 24, 1970, and the team moved to Riverfront Stadium. It was destroyed on April 19, 1972 and today seven buildings and a street occupy the place where it stood. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_005_001
Subjects: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Cin. Ball Park. Opening Game Apr. 15, 1941. Showing Lonnie Fry second batter for Reds hitting into a double play- (Note both runners on base paths.)" This photograph depicts Cincinnati Reds player, Lonny Frey, headed towards first base after his turn at bat on April 15, 1941. This was opening game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Crosley Field and Frey was the second batter in the lineup after Bill Werber. Lonny Frey (1910 - 2009) played second base for the Cincinnati Reds from 1938 to 1943 and in 1946. He was a vital part of the team as they won two consecutive World Series in 1939 and 1940. Frey was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1961, and in 1969 was selected the Reds all-time second baseman. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_008_001
Subjects: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Opening Game. Cin. Ball Park. Apr. 15-1941. Showing, Judge Landis, Mayor Stewart, Powell Crosley, Cin. Reds, St. Louis players and band, marching to center field for flag raising." This photograph depicts Judge Kenesaw Landis, Mayor James Stewart, Powel Crosley, Jr., and the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals players being led by the marching band to the flag raising before the opening game at Crosley Field in Cincinnati on April 15, 1941. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_010_001
Subjects: Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944; Crosley, Powel; Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Opening Game. Apr. 15, 1941. Ticket window to Grand Stand.Cin.Ball Park. Findlay near Western ave." This photograph depicts fans waiting in line for their tickets at the ticket counter outside Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds lost 3-7 in the opening game against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 15, 1941. Crosley Field was located at the corner of Western Avenue and Findley Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally named Redland Field, this steel and concrete Major League Baseball park was designed by architect Henry Hake and cost $225, 000 to build. It was renamed Crosley Field in 1934, when the team was bought by local businessman Powel Crosley Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_011_001
Subjects: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)