Description: The Taylorsville Dam, 20.5m, on the Great Miami River, is one of five dams of the Miami conservancy district. It was built after the flood of 1912 inundated parts of Dayton. Reverse reads "Taylorsville Dam, from the East End". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_013_001
Subjects: Dams--1910-1920.; Dams--History.; Dams--Ohio--Dayton Region--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Laying blocks for traffic lane of Riverview Ave." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_011_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Dayton (Ohio)--History.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Back caption reads: "In a Motorboat on Miami & Erie Canal. Photograph, taken in 1908, represents the Stoppelmann family, formerly of 863 S. Main St. in the motorboat built by the late Dan Stoppelmann, which is preserved as a relic at the present address, 322 Bolander Ave. Reading from left to right in this picture, taken back of the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, are Henry Roman, of Vine St.: the late Dan Stoppelmann, Mrs. Stoppelmann, Dorothy Niederkorn (now Mrs. William Shields of Five Oaks Ave. Holding Paul Stoppleman) and William Stoppelmann at the rear." Front caption reads: "Photo copied from print loaned by Mrs. Dan Stoppelmann, 322 Bolander Ave. Apr. 27. May 4, 1938. 2–8x10 Prints–Mr. Sims." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F06_016_1
Subjects: Canals--Ohio--Pictorial works; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Motorboats; Canals--Ohio--Dayton; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); boats and boating; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "In a Motorboat on Miami & Erie Canal. Photograph, taken in 1908, represents the Stoppelmann family, formerly of 863 S. Main St. in the motorboat built by the late Dan Stoppelmann, which is preserved as a relic at the present address, 322 Bolander Ave. Reading from left to right in this picture, taken back of the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, are Henry Roman, of Vine St.: the late Dan Stoppelmann, Mrs. Stoppelmann, Dorothy Niederkorn (now Mrs. William Shields of Five Oaks Ave. holding Paul Stoppleman) and William Stoppelmann at the rear." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F06_026_1
Subjects: Canals--Ohio--Pictorial works; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Motorboats; Canals--Ohio--Dayton; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); boats and boating; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Scene picturing old Dredge in canal back of Fairgrounds, Montgomery Co. ©1911." Dredges are used to remove debris from the bottom of rivers or other bodies of water in order for ships to be able to pass through. After lowering a dipper, which is suspended by a chain from a steel beam called a derrick, the derrick moves in a circular motion so that the dipper gathers up mud and dirt from the bottom of the river. The dipper is then lifted and rotated over a barge, where the contents of the scoop are deposited. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F07_001_1
Subjects: Canals--Ohio--Pictorial works; Cargo ships; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Canals--Ohio--Dayton; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows the Miami and Erie Canal in Dayton, Ohio. Work began on the Miami and Erie Canal in 1825 and was completed in 1845. During the peak of construction, more than four thousand laborers worked on the canal, generally earning 30 cents per day plus room and board. Many recent immigrants to the United States, especially the Irish, survived thanks to jobs on the canals. Other people, like the residents of the communal society at Zoar, also helped construct canals to assist the survival of their community. Many of Ohio’s communities today, including Akron, began as towns for the canal workers. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s. There is a short stretch in the Muskingum Valley near Zanesville still in operation today. By the 1850s, however, canals were losing business to the railroads. 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_B02F06_017
Subjects: Canals Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History; Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio--History.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1900, this photograph shows a lock on Miami and Erie Canal south of Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Work began on the Miami and Erie Canal in 1825 and was completed in 1845. During the peak of construction, more than four thousand laborers worked on the canal, generally earning 30 cents per day plus room and board. Many recent immigrants to the United States, especially the Irish, survived thanks to jobs on the canals. Other people, like the residents of the communal society at Zoar, also helped construct canals to assist the survival of their community. Many of Ohio’s communities today, including Akron, began as towns for the canal workers. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s. There is a short stretch in the Muskingum Valley near Zanesville still in operation today. By the 1850s, however, canals were losing business to the railroads. 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_B02F06_007
Subjects: Locks (Canal); Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History; Dayton (Ohio); Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio--History.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Showing construction of addition to Montgomery County Court House,Dayton,Ohio (COPY FROM KODAK PRINT) 1936" The Montgomery County Courthouse is an example of Greek Revival style architecture. The building is located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and the architect, Howard Daniels of New York, designed the building after the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_030_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Courthouses--Ohio--History.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery Co.,Dayton,O.,Jan.1938 OLD COURT HOUSE FOR OFFICE FILE ONLY DO NOT REMOVE" The Montgomery County Courthouse is an example of Greek Revival style architecture. The building is located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and the architect, Howard Daniels of New York, designed the building after the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_001_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Courthouses--Ohio--History.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Showing construction of addition to Montgomery County Court House,Dayton,O, (COPY FROM KODAK PRINT) 1936" The Montgomery County Courthouse is an example of Greek Revival style architecture. The building is located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and the architect, Howard Daniels of New York, designed the building after the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_029_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Courthouses--Ohio--History.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Five Avenues of Transportation South of Dayton – The Steam Train, the Electric Traction Cars, Canal Boat, Macadamized Turnpike, and Miami River. October 22, 1911." At the start of the nineteenth century, Ohio was isolated geographically. The Appalachian Mountains on the east, Lake Erie to the north, and the Ohio River to the south, isolated the state from its neighbors. During the nineteenth century, new transportation systems formed, granting Ohioans easier access to all parts of the United States of America. In the first decades of the 1800s, turnpikes originated. Water travel became easier with the advent of steamboats. Beginning in the 1820s, canals provided Ohioans with a cheaper and faster form of travel. In the 1840s and 1850s, railroads emerged, allowing Ohio residents to ship their products to market much more easily and quickly. With the start of the twentieth century, several new transportation systems, including automobiles, trucks, and airplanes, emerged. From Zane's Trace, to the Ohio and Erie Canal, to the Wright brothers, Ohioans were at the forefront of all of these transportation innovations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F07_018_1
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History; Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Railroads; Roads; Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Montgomery County Courthouse is seen in this photo. The courthouse was built in 1850 and is an example of Greek Revival style. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_002_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Courthouses--Ohio--History. Ohio
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)