Description: A small fishing boat floating along a river in Ohio underneath a cloudy sky. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_032_001
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio; Boats and boating--Ohio; Fishing--Ohio.
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Fishing scene near Cincinnati, Ohio." This photograph depicts two men fishing at a pond or lake near Cincinnati, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F02_019_001
Subjects: Fishing--Ohio; Ponds--Ohio; Fishing rods; Recreation; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: U-shaped fishhook was carved from an animal bone. One end has a sharp point, and the other end has a flared collar that is 5 mm in length. The collar served as a point of attachment for a fishing line. The bone is very pale brown in color. Item was excavated at Tuttle Hill in Independence Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07319
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fishing--Ohio; American Indian history and society
Places: Independence Township (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Flat, roughly oval, water-worn cobble has concave indentations on opposite sides of the long axis, presumably made to provide secure attachment points to the cordage of a fishnet. The stone, which may be siltstone, is grayish brown in color. Item was found at the Fairport Harbor Village Site in Lake County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07348
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fishing--Ohio; American Indian history and society; Whittlesey Culture (A.D. 1000-1650)
Places: Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bone fishhook is polished to a point on the hook end. There are three grooves at the opposite end for attaching a line. Item was excavated from the O.C. Voss Mound in Franklin County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07462
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Fort Ancient Culture (A.D. 1000–1650); American Indian history and society; Fishing--Ohio; Fishing & hunting gear
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows three men fishing from the river bank under the Y-Bridge, which spans the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking Rivers in Zanesville, Ohio. 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_B01F18_005
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Muskingum River (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio; Roads--Ohio; Fishing
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Six young men with fishing rods. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08505
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Fishing--Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows a man duck hunting. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_002_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Fish nets reeled along the dock. Taken from Superior High Level Bridge, Cleveland." Cleveland's fishing industry, while never coming close to the city's transportation and industrial activities, enjoyed some growth in the late 1800s. However, by the 1950s, nearly all commercial fishing activities ceased to exist in Cleveland due to habitat degradation caused by human activities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F13_001_1
Subjects: Fisheries--Ohio--Cleveland; Fishing nets; Cuyahoga River (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a man duck hunting. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_040_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a men duck hunting using a small boat. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_043_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a man duck hunting. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_044_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)