Description: Collected for use in the Ohio Guide, this photograph shows the aftermath of the Great Flood of 1913 in Greenville, Ohio, one of the many Ohio cities impacted by the flood, a result of several major rivers throughout central and eastern United States overflowing due to heavy rainfall from March 23-26. Once levees and flood walls failed, the Great Miami River flowed across western Ohio, killing nearly 430 people statewide. 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_B05F07_011_1
Subjects: Photographs--History--20th century; Greenville (Ohio)--History; Great Miami River (Ohio); Floods; Natural disasters; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Improved channel of Miami River at Dayton, carrying flood waters safely through the city. The channel was enlarged and deepened and levees and retaining walls were built, so that the channel can now carry any waters released by the flood control dams above the city. Poor print but would make good contrast with flood conditions before control measure were initiated." Dayton was devastated by a flood in 1913. This photo demonstrates changes made to the channel to accommodate flood waters. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_003_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Great Miami River (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montg. Co. Dayton, O. April 23, 1937 Main St. Bridge from N." The large building seen across the river is Steele High School. The school, which was built in 1984 served as Dayton’s only high school until 1906. Because of high maintenance costs, it closed in the late 1930s, and the building was demolished in the late 1940s. The Main St. Bridge, which crosses the Great Miami River, is on the right of this photo. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F05_014_001
Subjects: Great Miami River (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; High schools--Ohio; Schools--1930-1940; Schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery County, Dayton, Ohio Oct. 27, 1936 River & Sky-line from Art Institute I- 8x10 prints to Col.Nov13,1936 with Brochure of Dayton" This photo was taken from the Dayton Art Institute and looks south across the Great Miami River. Founded in a downtown mansion in 1919 as the Dayton Museum of Fine Arts, the museum moved to a newly designed Edward B. Green building in 1930. The DAI was modeled after the Casino in the gardens of the Villa Farnese at Caprarola, and the front hillside stairway after the Italian Renaissance garden stairs at the Villa d'Este, near Rome, and Italy. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F05_016_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Great Miami River (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Collected for use in the Ohio Guide, this photograph shows the large crowd gathered at the Dayton Flood Prevention fundraiser. To the left of the Old Courthouse façade is a giant cash register with a sign above that reads “Flood Fund $2,000,000” and a sign below which reads “I am a policy holder in the Flood Prevention Fund.” A note on the back of the photograph documents the Flood Prevention Fund donations totaling $2,150,000. Dayton, Ohio, was one of the many Ohio cities impacted by the Great Flood of 1913, a result of several major rivers throughout central and eastern United States overflowing due to heavy rainfall from March 23-26. Once the levee failed, the Great Miami River flowed across Dayton, killing nearly 430 people statewide. 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 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_B09F06_015_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Floods; Natural disasters; Great Miami River (Ohio); Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Copy of flood picture in Miami Conservancy Building." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_022_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Great Miami River (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Herman Ave. bridge and Miami River" It appears that Herman Ave. The street no longer crosses the Miami River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_023_001
Subjects: Great Miami River (Ohio); Bridges Ohio
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Flood of 1866 - Main St. Bridge Dayton Ohio" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F08_009_1
Subjects: Great Miami River (Ohio); Floods; Bridges Ohio
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)