Description: Emily Gregor and Ann Quadrano, members of the Buckeye Trail Association, shown standing at the memorial marking the entrance to the Grandma Gatewood Memorial Hiking Trail in Hocking County, Ohio. The photograph was taken during the Buckeye Trail Association's twenty-fifth annual meeting held April 27-29, 1984. Emma R. "Grandma" Gatewood was a long-time member of the Buckeye Trail Association and the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. The Buckeye Trail is 1,444 miles long and runs in a loop from Cleveland to Cincinnati along the eastern and western halves of the state. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02615
Subjects: Hocking County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Buckeye Trail Association; Hiking
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows an aerial view of a hiking trail near Cantwell Cliffs at Hocking Hills State Park in Logan, Ohio. A note on its reverse reads "Foot trail, Cantwell Cliffs Park, Hocking State Forest." Cantwell Cliffs, one of the six major features of Hocking Hills State Park, is known for its rock formations including deep valleys, cliffs, and rock shelters. In 1924, the state of Ohio purchased 146 acres in the Hocking Hills that became Hocking Hills State Park in 1949. In 1972, the park added a dining lodge and cabins. Hocking Hills State Park is known for its geologic features of blackhand sandstone, including Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, and Rock House. 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_B07F04_002_1
Subjects: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); State parks and reserves; Hiking; Outdoor recreation
Places: Hocking State Forest (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four Newark Junior High School students and their teacher, Clifford Thornile, are shown as they hiked the Buckeye Trail from Cincinnati to Lake Erie in 1974. The trail is 1,444 miles long and runs in a loop stretching from Cincinnati to Cleveland and along the eastern and western halves of the state. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02613
Subjects: Students--Ohio; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Hiking--Ohio--Buckeye Trail
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a man and woman waving from the rock shelter. A caption on the back of this photograph reads: "Rockhouse Park, Hocking State Forest." Rock House, the only true cave in the Hocking Hills region, is a tunnel-like corridor situated on the side of a 150-foot Blackhand sandstone cliff. Small recesses in the rear of the cave are believed to have been used by American Indians as baking ovens. According to local folklore, the cave was also used as a hideout by robbers, horse thieves, and bootleggers, earning it the name Robbers' Roost. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_003_1
Subjects: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); State parks and reserves; Geology; Natural features; Outdoor recreation; Hiking
Places: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows the falls and glacial boulder on the Geology Trail in Ault Park, the fourth largest park in Cincinnati, Ohio. In in the 1940s, the park was said to be 235.5 acres, but at some point shrank to its current size of 223.949 acres. The observation pavilion, designed by Fechheimer and Ihorst, gives the visitor a 360 degree view of the formal gardens and the Little Miami Valley, as well as Carew Tower in downtown Cincinnati and the hills of Kentucky. George Kessler initially designed the gardens, but they were later modified by A.D. Taylor. Forest trails follow the Red Bank Creek, where visitors can enjoy interesting geological features. The park was named for Mr. and Mrs. Levi Addison Ault, who donated all but 30 acres of land for the park. A bronze plaque, by Clement J. Barnhorn, set in rose granite glacial boulder and located at the south end of the pavilion, honors Mr. Ault. The pavilion's water cascade between a double flight of stairs was built in 1930, but fell into disrepair during the 1960s. It continued to deteriorate for roughly 25 years, until donations from the city of Cincinnati and its citizens financed renovations. 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_B10F04_014_001
Subjects: Trees; Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati; Little Miami Valley (Ohio); Hiking trails; Recreation
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated April 15, 1939, this photograph shows Shelter Lodge in Beatty Park in Steubenville, Ohio. A handwritten note on the photograph's reverse reads "Shelter Lodge in Beatty Park. Steubenville, O. Miller and Son 436 Market St. Steubenville, Ohio" and there is a photographer's mark on the front which reads "Miller & Son Steubenville Ohio 4-15-39." The original Beatty Park entrance was located at 737 Lincoln Avenue. The park was comprised of 100 acres and afforded picnic sites and camps for auto trailers. A full-time worker had charge of the city's recreational program here, which included baseball, basketball, swimming, golf and other sports. Beatty Park was reopened for public use in September 2007 thanks to efforts by local individuals working with the Steubenville Parks and Recreation Department after many years of disrepair. 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_B08F06_037_001
Subjects: Parks; Hiking trails; Steubenville (Ohio); Geography and Natural Resources; Recreation
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four photographs showing a group of young "SOHIO Explorers" traveling around the state in the 1950s. The Young Explorer contest was sponsored by the Ohio-based Standard Oil Company. Photographs show the children at the Hocking Hills State Park, on their tour bus, and at the Cleveland airport. The photographs measure 4" x 3" (10.16 x 7.62 cm). Cleveland industrialists Samuel Andrews (1836-1904) and John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) began refining crude oil into kerosene in 1863. The firm became the Standard Oil Company in 1870, and Andrews served as superintendent until 1874, when he sold his shares to Rockefeller for $1 million. The company grew to control ninety percent of the nation's refining capacity in the 1880s. After lengthy anti-trust litigation, Standard Oil of Ohio was created in 1911. Known as Sohio, the company merged with BP America in 1987. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3275_6086767_001
Subjects: Daily Life; Business and Labor; Geography and Natural Resources; Parks; Recreation; Hiking; Airplanes
Places: South Logan (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio); Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The dedication of the final leg of the Buckeye Trail was held on March 20, 1981. The trail was completed near Deer Lick Cave in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area in 1980. It is 1,444 miles long and runs in a loop stretching from Cincinnati to Cleveland and along the eastern and western halves of the state. Pictured with the new sign (left to right) are Ralph Ramey, Buckeye Trail Association President; Lou Albert of the National Park Service; Emily Gregor of the Buckeye Trail Association; Lou Tsipis, Executive Director of Cleveland Metroparks; Robert Teater, Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ed DeLaet, trail supervisor of Buckeye Trail. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02614
Subjects: Buckeye Trail Association; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Hiking
Places: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Members of the forty-person group shown participating in the Buckeye Trail Association's All-Day Hike during the organization's twenty-fifth annual meeting, April 27-29, 1984. The Buckeye Trail is 1,444 miles long and runs in a loop from Cincinnati to Cleveland along the eastern and western halves of the state. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02616
Subjects: Hocking County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Hiking--Ohio--Buckeye Trail
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows the Ohio River Trail at Alms Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. The Frederick H. Alms Memorial Park is located at 710 Tusculum Avenue on Mount Tusculum, in Cincinnati, Ohio, overlooking the Ohio River. The park was given to the Park Board by Frederick Alms' wife in 1916. Alms was born in Cincinnati on February 26, 1839 and died July 25, 1898. A former solider and successful businessman, Alms is best remembered as an extraordinarily generous philanthropist. He married Eleanora C. Unzicker on November 9, 1870. 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_B04F01_026_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Parks; Alms, Fred H.; Geography and Natural Resources; Hiking trails; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a staircase at Burnett Woods in Cincinnati, Ohio. Burnett Woods is located at 3251 Brookline Drive, Cincinnati Ohio, and is adjacent to the University of Cincinnati. In 1871 Robert W. Burnet and William S. Groesbeck suggested they lease Burnett Woods from the city, which was done the following year. In 1875, and artificial lake was added and by 1881 the land was purchased. Subsequent acquisitions put the park at 89.3 acres. The historic bandstand was built in 1911. 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_B03F08_018_1
Subjects: Parks; Hiking trails; Geography and Natural Resources; Cincinnati (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows the Ohio River Trail at the entrance of Alms Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. The sign reads "Ohio River Trail Nature trails have been established for the purpose of giving all an opportunity to become acquainted with the out of doors to make possible a greater degree of companionship between man and nature and to promote health. May the guiding signs help to lead you to a fuller enjoyment of life. We are taking you through a part of nature's laboratory. Your materials are the trees, the flowers, the insects, the wind and the hills. What to look for - [see the map of trails, with points of interest] Where to Go The trail begins here, encircles the hill overlooking the Ohio river and the Lunken airport, it ends at the rock ledges near the wine cellar. Cincinnati Board Park Commissioners." The Frederick H. Alms Memorial Park is located at 710 Tusculum Avenue on Mount Tusculum, in Cincinnati, Ohio, overlooking the Ohio River. The park was given to the Park Board by Frederick Alms' wife in 1916. Alms was born in Cincinnati on February 26, 1839 and died July 25, 1898. A former solider and successful businessman, Alms is best remembered as an extraordinarily generous philanthropist. He married Eleanora C. Unzicker on November 9, 1870. 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_B03F08_023_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Parks; Alms, Fred H.; Geography and Natural Resources; Hiking trails; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)