Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows an unidentified brick road in Ohio in winter, with a dirt road winding into the background, lined by trees and a stream to the right. 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_B12F03_014_001
Subjects: Roads--Ohio; Dirt roads--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Winter
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Wintertime road construction in Ohio. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_027_001
Subjects: Roads--Ohio; Dirt roads--Ohio; Road construction; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A road construction near a stream in Ohio. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_029_001
Subjects: Roads--Ohio; Dirt roads--Ohio; Roads--Ohio--Design and construction; Road construction; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of men working on road construction in Eaton, Ohio. This construction was most likely a part of the Works Progress Administration project, a government office that hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects from April 8, 1935 to June 30, 1943. In the first six months that the WPA existed, more than 173, 000 Ohioans, including both men and women, found employment through this program. More than 1, 500 unemployed teachers in Ohio found work through the WPA teaching illiterate adults how to read. In twelve separate counties, primarily in southeastern Ohio, more than twenty-five percent of families had at least one member working for the WPA during the late 1930s. By the end of 1938, these various workers had built or improved 12, 300 miles of roads and streets and constructed 636 public buildings, several hundred bridges, hundreds of athletic fields, and five fish hatcheries. WPA employees made improvements to thousands of more buildings, roads, and parks within Ohio. WPA artists also painted a number of murals in Ohio post offices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_003_001
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Dirt roads--Ohio; Road construction workers; Road construction; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows a partially constructed small bridge over a stream in rural Ohio, where a dirt road passes over the stream, populated by rocks and large trees. Also in the picture are several pieces of lumber strewn about during the construction phase of the bridge. 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_B12F03_023_001
Subjects: Dirt roads--Ohio; Trees; Bridges--Ohio; Bridge Construction; Public works
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Image of a roadway to the Dayton Power and Light plant under construction with an automobile. Reverse reads "View of New Roadway from D.P.&L. Plant" and "Miami and Erie Canal Project." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_012_001
Subjects: Dayton Power and Light Company; Dayton Region (Ohio)--History; Road Construction; Dirt Roads; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: A tree lined road in Ohio with wooden rails. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_013_001
Subjects: Dirt roads--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A tree lined Willow Road near Indian Lake in Logan County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_028_001
Subjects: Dirt roads--Ohio--Logan County
Places: Logan County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "New road in Hills and Dales. The lake is hidden by trees near center." Hills and Dales Park was originally a 297-acre gift from John Patterson, the founder of the National Cash Register Company. It was designed between 1906 and 1918 by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm, who also worked on Central Park in New York City. Today it is owned by the city of Dayton, though its actual location is in Kettering. In 1999, 63 acres of the wooded land was leased to the Five Rivers MetroParks, and promptly named Hills and Dales MetroPark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_050_1
Subjects: Parks--Ohio; Dirt Roads; Landscapes; Nature; Trees; Dayton (Ohio). Division of Recreation and Parks; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)