Description: Taken September, 1937, from an office in the Union Trust Building, currently known as the Bartlett Building, this photograph shows 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. On the left is The Hotel Sinton, a luxurious hotel built in 1907 which included 750 rooms and sixteen dining rooms. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collection 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_B04F02_22_01
Subjects: Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Downtown; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Hotels; City and town life
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an aerial view of downtown Cleveland, Ohio, with the Terminal Tower and lakefront featured. 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_B04F10_04_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Aerial photography; Downtown; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This aerial view shows Cleveland, Ohio, including a view of Republic Steel. The Republic Steel Corporation was founded in 1899 in Youngstown, Ohio. The firm was originally known as Republic Iron and Steel Company. 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_B04F11_23_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Aerial photography; Downtown; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This scene depicts a street scene including"Bud's Barber Shop". Cars and people are visible in the foreground. Houses are partially visible in the background. A billboard sign advertises The Central Store on East Federal Street in Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F03_001
Subjects: Downtown; Street scene; Cars (Automobiles); Cars, Classic; Barber shops; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry--1910-1930
Places: Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the exterior of the Lucas County Courthouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F12_001_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project--Works Progress Administration in Ohio--Downtown--architecture
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Madison Avenue looking East from Erie Street. During the late nineteenth century, Toledo was known as the "City of Glass" for its numerous glass-producing facilities. However, due to its dependence on manufacturing, the city suffered high unemployment rates during the Great Depression. As World War II began, Toledo's industries began to focus on wartime production, and unemployment concerns disappeared. Toledo made a unique contribution to the war effort; home to the Willys-Overland Company, this firm began producing military Jeeps in 1941. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F12_002_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project--Works Progress Administration in Ohio--Downtown--architecture
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Artist's (Morrie Hodge) rendering of an American National Company factory addition created for Mills, Rhines, Bellman, & Nordhoff Architects, Toledo, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F12_013_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project--Works Progress Administration in Ohio--architecture--Downtown
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)