Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows, as identified by the photograph's caption, "Afternoon vista in Ashland County." The county is largely rural, with over half of the land used for farming, and was established in 1846. 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_B01F13_004_001
Subjects: Agriculture; Farming; Landscapes--Ohio--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ashland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal past the small community of Dawson in Shelby County, between stations 7170 and 7197. Roads, properties, rail lines and other landmarks along the route are 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). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23170_013
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads
Places: Dawson (Ohio); Shelby County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a portrait of William Leon Dawson (1873-1928), from "The Condor," (March/April 1913). Dawson was born in Iowa but lived in Ohio for part of his childhood, going on to attend Oberlin College and later Oberlin Theological Seminary. He was a famous American ornithologist and was well-known for his 1903 work "Birds of Ohio." The portrait seen here appears in "The Condor," an international journal on ornithology that has been in publication since 1899. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02780
Subjects: Ornithologists; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Scientists
 

Description: Sketch of a female American Velvet Scoter, Okanogen County, Washington, December 10, 1895. by William L. Dawson 1873-1928). This pencil sketch includes a profile view of the duck's head and bill as well as an overhead view of the bill. A caption located on the lower left corner reads: "Female Am. Velvet Scoter, Showing encroachment of frontal feathers. Dec. 10, 1895. WLD." Dawson was an ornithologist and author of "The Birds of Ohio" (Columbus: Wheaton Publishing Company, 1903); "Birds of Washington" (Seattle: The Occidental Publishing Col, 1909), and "The Birds of California" ( San Diego: South Moulton Co., 1923, 4 vol.). Dawson was an alumnus of Oberlin College (1897, 1903) and Oberlin Theological Seminary (1899). He was an ordained minister who served as pastor of North Church, Columbus, Ohio, from 1900 to 1902. Circa 1904 he moved to Washington State, and later moved to California (1911?), where he was a co-founder and the director of the International Museum of Comparative Ooology, Santa Barbara (now the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History). Dawson founded Wheaton Publishing Co. (Columbus), Occidental Publishing Co. (Seattle), and Birds of California Publishing Company (Santa Barbara). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06066
Subjects: Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Ornithologists; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
Places: Okanogen County (Washington)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "By-road near Lincoln Highway in Wayne County, Ohio Courtesy- S.H.Dawson Studios." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F05_026_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Wooster (Ohio); Wayne County (Ohio)
 

Description: Drawing of herons alighting on piles in Okanogen County, Washington, by William L. Dawson. This pen-and-ink sketch of two herons includes the handwritten caption "Herons alighting on piles (see text)." Dawson was an ornithologist and author of "The Birds of Ohio" (Columbus: Wheaton Publishing Company, 1903); "Birds of Washington" (Seattle: The Occidental Publishing Col, 1909), and "The Birds of California" ( San Diego: South Moulton Co., 1923, 4 vol.). Dawson was an alumnus of Oberlin College (1897, 1903) and Oberlin Theological Seminary (1899). He was an ordained minister who served as pastor of North Church, Columbus, Ohio, from 1900 to 1902. Circa 1904 he moved to Washington State, and later moved to California (1911?), where he was a co-founder and the director of the International Museum of Comparative Oology, Santa Barbara (now the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History). Dawson founded Wheaton Publishing Co. (Columbus), Occidental Publishing Co. (Seattle), and Birds of California Publishing Company (Santa Barbara). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06067
Subjects: Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Ornithologists; Ornithological illustration; Natural history illustration
Places: Okanogen County (Washington)
 

Description: Back view of suit, ca. 1825-1830. This man's double-breasted tailcoat-patterned blue wool suit with bone buttons was made and presented by Rachel Donelson (Mrs. Andrew) Jackson to Moses Dawson, a well-known Cincinnati editor of that period. The woolen threads woven in the cloth were spun by Mrs. Jackson at "The Hermitage" from the fleece of her own sheep on a hand spinning wheel. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04902
Subjects: Suits (Clothing); Clothing & dress; Presidents' spouses--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Side view of suit, ca. 1825-1830. This man's double-breasted tailcoat-patterned blue wool suit with bone buttons was made and presented by Rachel Donelson (Mrs. Andrew) Jackson to Moses Dawson, a well-known Cincinnati editor of that period. The woolen threads woven in the cloth were spun by Mrs. Jackson at "The Hermitage" from the fleece of her own sheep on a hand spinning wheel. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04903
Subjects: Suits (Clothing); Clothing & dress; Presidents' spouses--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Front detail of suit, ca. 1825-1830. This man's double-breasted tailcoat-patterned blue wool suit with bone buttons was made and presented by Rachel Donelson (Mrs. Andrew) Jackson to Moses Dawson, a well-known Cincinnati editor of that period. The woolen threads woven in the cloth were spun by Mrs. Jackson at "The Hermitage" from the fleece of her own sheep on a hand spinning wheel. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04904
Subjects: Suits (Clothing); Clothing & dress; Presidents' spouses--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Allen Co. Memorial Lima Allen Co." Lima's Memorial Hall was designed by the Architectural company Dawson and McLaughlin. The building was constructed in 1908 to honor military veterans. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F05_36_001
Subjects: Lima (Ohio)--History
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Side detail of suit, ca. 1825-1830. This man's double-breasted tailcoat-patterned blue wool suit with bone buttons was made and presented by Rachel Donelson (Mrs. Andrew) Jackson to Moses Dawson, a well-known Cincinnati editor of that period. The woolen threads woven in the cloth were spun by Mrs. Jackson at "The Hermitage" from the fleece of her own sheep on a hand spinning wheel. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04906
Subjects: Suits (Clothing); Clothing & dress; Presidents' spouses--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Back detail of suit, ca. 1825-1830. This man's double-breasted tailcoat-patterned blue wool suit with bone buttons was made and presented by Rachel Donelson (Mrs. Andrew) Jackson to Moses Dawson, a well-known Cincinnati editor of that period. The woolen threads woven in the cloth were spun by Mrs. Jackson at "The Hermitage" from the fleece of her own sheep on a hand spinning wheel. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04905
Subjects: Suits (Clothing); Clothing & dress; Presidents' spouses--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)