Description: Caption reads: "Middleport Volunteer Fire Department." Six men from the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department are pictured with a fire engine. Middleport is located in southeastern Ohio, along the Ohio River. The Middleport Volunteer Fire Department was founded in the mid 1800s. It is believed that the first all volunteer emergency squad in the state of Ohio was founded in 1937 in Middleport. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F20_012_1
Subjects: Fire departments--Ohio; Fire engines; Volunteers
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Meigs County." Two members of the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department are pictured in a rescue boat. Middleport is located in southeastern Ohio, along the Ohio River. The Middleport Volunteer Fire Department was founded in the mid 1800s. It is believed that the first all volunteer emergency squad in the state of Ohio was established in 1937, in Middleport, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F20_011_1
Subjects: Fire departments--Ohio; Volunteers; Boats and boating
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Location: Middleport, Ohio Credit: Courtesy Gene Wyatt Capt: Ohio River Showboat Thomas J. Reynolds Majestic, was up at Middleport, Ohio for an evening show" The Majestic Showboat traveled the Ohio River, making putting on performances at cities along the river. It is now permanently docked in Cincinnati, and plays View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_007_001
Subjects: Majestic (Showboat); Ohio River
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a street scene along Second Street in Middleport, Ohio, ca. 1940. Vehicles and pedestrians can be seen along either side of the street. Businesses visible in the picture include Lyon's Lunch and Recreation restaurant, Hi-Bru Carryout, H.M. Cross, Evans Market and Wallace's Watch Repair. Signs can also be seen advertising Philco Radio, Frigidaire and Westinghouse. A Hudepohl beer delivery truck can be seen on the street. Hudepohl was a brewery based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_034_001
Subjects: Streets -- Ohio; Small towns; Central business districts; Automobiles; Breweries
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: Main Street, Middleport". Middleport, a village in Meigs County, was named because it is the midpoint of the journey between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded on Ohio Company land in 1798 by New Englanders and Revolutionary War veterans. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F08_003_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Stadium built by WPA workers at Middleport High School is one of 80 stadium either completed or under construction by WPA workers over the state." View of Middleport High School football stadium with three athletes pictured on the field. Middleport is located in southeastern Ohio, along the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F20_009_1
Subjects: Football stadiums--United States--History--Pictorial works; High schools--Ohio; High school athletes; Stadiums; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Majestic showboat approaching landing. Print by Nosett(?) Jan. 10, 1941. Possibly Pomeroy, Ohio. Capt. Thomas J. Reynolds, owner." This photo was actually taken at the Middleport Wharf in Middleport, Ohio. While the year is almost certainly correct, the date may not be accurate. Built in 1920, the Majestic is the last of the original traveling showboats on the Ohio River. It is a registered historic riverboat in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on December 20, 1989. It is currently permanently docked at the Cincinnati Public Landing and is a venue for comedies and musicals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_018_001
Subjects: Showboats; Ohio River
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Ohio River. Cincinnati, Ohio? Majestic showboat. Capt. Thomas J. Reynolds, owner. Son, Marion Reynolds pulling mooring line up the hill." This photo was actually taken at the Middleport Wharf in Middleport, Ohio. Built in 1920, the Majestic is the last of the original traveling showboats on the Ohio River. It is a registered historic riverboat in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on December 20, 1989. It is currently permanently docked at the Cincinnati Public Landing and is a venue for comedies and musicals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_020_001
Subjects: Showboats; Ohio River
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows an audience watching a showboat comedy on the Majestic, owned by Captain Thomas J. Reynolds, in Middleport, Ohio. Built in 1920, the Majestic is the last of the original traveling showboats on the Ohio River. It is a registered historic riverboat in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on December 20, 1989. Today it is permanently docked at the Cincinnati Public Landing and is a venue for comedies and musicals. 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_B12F01_027_001
Subjects: Showboats; Ohio River; Actors; Theaters; Performing arts--Audiences; Entertainment
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows a football field with three players practicing on it. One boy is punting the football while two others watch. The bleachers in the background are completely empty. Middleport is located in southeastern Ohio along the Ohio River. A caption on the reverse of the photograph reads, "NEW $30,000 Football Stadium at Middleport High School. To be Dedicated November 23." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_007_001
Subjects: Football stadiums--United States--History--Pictorial works; High schools--Ohio; High school athletes; Stadiums; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Soldiers and Sailors Monument located in Middleport, Meigs County, Ohio, August 1942. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00292
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Middleport High School" Middleport High School closed and was relocated in the 1990s. Middleport Junior High School occupied the building until 2003. Currently, the old high school building sits empty, although various development projects have been proposed, including turning the building into housing for the elderly. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F06_022_001
Subjects: Schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; High schools
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)