Description: An early, horse-drawn fire engine in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Before the introduction of horse-drawn fire engines in the mid-19th century, most fire engines were maneuvered by men. Horse-drawn fire engines considerably improved the response time to incidents. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07786
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Science and Technology; Fire engines & equipment; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Heavy Casting Machine Shop. Nat'l Supply Co., Springfield. Industry." National Supply Company was located at 1401 Sheridan Avenue in Springfield, Ohio and covered 17 acres. They manufactured diesel and gas engines ranging from 250 to 2000 horsepower. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F01_009_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Springfield; Machine shops; Gas engines; Diesel engines
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image of an early fire engine and firefighters in Cincinnati, Ohio, is from the "Illustrated London News." Observers in a tower note smoke in the distance and ring a bell to sound the alarm. The man in the back uses a firefighting trumpet, used to "call out" or announce the fire to assemble the call men. The image illustrates the technological limitations of early fire departments, even in fairly large cities. Before the introduction of horse-drawn fire engines in the mid-19th century, and later fire trucks, following the invention of the automobile, most fire engines were maneuvered by men. In 1853, the city of Cincinnati became the first to employ a professional fire department, made up of 100% full-time, paid employees. "Illustrated London News" had a wide circulation in the 19th century, and collections of issues were often bound together and saved by families so that children could read them for years to come. This image comes from a detached page that was hand-colored. Such illustrations are valuable, and were sometime separated from intact issues to be sold by antique dealers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4552
Subjects: Fire engines & equipment; Fire fighters; Social services; Public safety; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Code - F48; Industry; 7-ton crank shaft (8 cylinder diesel) National Supply Co. Springfield." National Supply Company was located at 1401 Sheridan Avenue in Springfield, Ohio and covered 17 acres. They manufactured diesel and gas engines ranging from 250 to 2000 horsepower View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F01_017_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Springfield; Machine shops; Gas engines; Diesel engines
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Diesel unit assembly. Natl. Supply Co., Springfield." This photo depicts four unidentified men working on machinery at the National Supply Company in Springfield, Ohio. National Supply Company was located at 1401 Sheridan Avenue in Springfield, Ohio and covered 17 acres. They manufactured diesel and gas engines ranging from 250 to 2000 horsepower. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_035_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Springfield; Machine shops; Gas engines; Diesel engines; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a man carving a diesel spray nozzle at the National Supply Company in Springfield, Ohio. The National Supply Company was located at 1401 Sheridan Avenue in Springfield, Ohio and covered 17 acres. They manufactured diesel and gas engines ranging from 250 to 2000 horsepower. 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_B13F06_014_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio; Machine shops; Gas engines; Diesel engines
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption in photo reads: "Rocky River Railroad Engine and Car" Reverse reads: "Railroad of the 70's Rocky River Dummy. Take in the 70's. Line ran between Gordon Ave. (W.65st) and Rock River, Ohio. District #4, Cleveland, Ohio Courtesy of Louis Baus" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F07_003_001
Subjects: Railroad; Cars, Railroad; Engines, Train
Places: Rocky River (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a locomotive engine that ran on the Big Four Railroad, with a note on the reverse which reads "BIG FOUR ENGINE #7514 S. Pruegfred[?]." The Big Four Railroad was also referred to as the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway. On June 30, 1889, the consolidation of three major railway companies which serviced the American Midwest, formed the Big Four Railroad. In 1890, the Big Four Railway absorbed the Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway. In 1906, the New York Central Railroad acquired the Big Four, and in the 1960s the Penn Central railroad absorbed Big Four's rail lines. This 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 the Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F07_004_001
Subjects: Locomotives--Ohio; Trains--History; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Passenger trains; Engines; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Industry" This is a photo of a train at the train station in Springfield, Ohio. The station was demolished to make room for the Spring Street bridge. The train in the photo is part of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F07_005_001
Subjects: Engines, Train; New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company--History
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "LEAVING SPRINGFIELD Big Four Station Don't use note car' blockal but' for wartime" This is a photo of a train at the train station in Springfield, Ohio. The station was demolished to make room for the Spring Street bridge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F07_006_001
Subjects: Engines, Train; Passenger trains
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photo of a Pennsylvania Railroad train. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F07_008_001
Subjects: Engines, Train; Trains
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photo of a Pennsylvania Railroad train. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F07_009_001
Subjects: Engines, Train; Trains
Places: Ohio