Description: Reverse reads: "the May festival at W.P.A. Recreational Programs for School Children Norwood Ohio 1936" St. Xavier Stadium was on the campus of St. Xavier College, known today as Xavier University. The university demolished the stadium in 1988. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F06_019_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History; Children
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS--Modern methods of processes are employed in the special classes being trained in Norwood's Vocational Program designed especially for ambitious youths who seeks to fit themselves for places connected with the nation's defense. The course is of the co-operative type, offering sustained periods in the shop alternating with regular periods of class in academic topics." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F08_020_001
Subjects: Vocational education--Ohio--Cincinnati; Norwood (Ohio). Norwood High School; Schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Vocational education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Hamilton (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of Frank Dudley Carter, a 25-year-old sailor. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Carter murdered Sergeant Anthony Overberg while Overberg was serving a stakeout at Lawson's Drugstore in Norwood, Ohio. Carter was later arrested in Chicago, convicted, and became the 247th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 247, Frank Dudley Carter of Hamilton County, Legally Electrocuted November 8, 1945, for the Murder of Police Sgt. Anthony H. Overburg of Norwood, Ohio.” In 1885 the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, became the location for all executions, which previously took place in the various county seats. In 1896 the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. The Ohio Penitentiary regularly offered tours as well as souvenir photographs and postcards of the building and prisoners on death row. A total of 315 prisoners, both men and women, were executed in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” between 1897 and 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08301
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio--History; Death row; Electrocution; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Norwood (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Chicago (Illinois)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Norwood May Festival: A WPA Recreational program for school children. Norwood, Ohio 1936". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F04_014_001
Subjects: May Day--United States--History; Children; Norwood (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Festivals and holidays; May poles--1930-1940; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "'CROWNING OF THE QUEEN,' Norwood May Festival, May 2, 1936. A W.P.A. Recreational Program for school children. Photo by W.P.A Staff Photographer." This is a photo of children performing in the Norwood May Day Festival, a WPA Recreational program for school children, in Norwood, Ohio. The children are in costume and it appears they are performing a ceremony where a festival queen is crowned. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F04_016_001
Subjects: May Day--United States--History; Children; Norwood (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Festivals and holidays; Rites and ceremonies--Ohio; May poles--1930-1940; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "W.P.A. Emergency School Allison School Norwood, Ohio 1936 Hamilton County" This school was probably named for Allison Street, which is in Norwood. Norwood High School is at the intersection of Allison St and Elm Ave. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F06_013_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Schools
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Hamilton (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "U.S. Playing Card Co. Norwood, Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio." The United States Playing Card Company, located on Beech Avenue at the end of Park Avenue, is a buff brick building with a Neo-Romanesque square clock tower. Russell, Morgan & Co. was started in 1867 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a printing company making mostly posters, placards and labels. The company began printing playing cards in 1881, with 20 employees making about 1600 packs a day. In 1891, Russell, Morgan and Company renamed themselves The United States Printing Company. In 1894, due to growing sucess, the playing card business was separated from the main company and became The United States Playing Card Company. By 1900, The United States Playing Company moved from downtown, to a newly built factory in Norwood, a suburb in north-east Cincinnati. The four story bell tower was added at the main building entrance in 1926, and housed 12 carillon bells, which ranged from 1 1/2 feet to 5 1/2 feet. The chimes were connected electronically local radio station WSAI, and were the first set built for the purpose of radio broadcasting. WSAI was not only owned and operated by USPC from 1922 to 1930, but was located on their main campus, and used to broadcast bridge lessons, which could be heard as far away as New Zealand. WSAI was sold to Crosley Radio Station during the 1930s. Along with playing card accessories such as poker chips, it distributes cards, such as Kem, Bee, Bicycle, Arcane, Aviator, Alladin, Maverick, Tuxedo, Hoyle and tally Ho. The cards are also used by famous magicians and companies like Bicycle make cheats decks only for illusionists. Bee is a high quality brand used in casinos, while Bicycle is an inexpensive brand that has been the top selling brand in the world. During World War II, the company made cards that could be pulled apart when submerged in water. The inside was a map and wen all the cards were put together, it was a large map. These were supplied to POW's who could use the map to reach safety, if they were able to escape. During the Vietnam Was, the company provided U. S. Soldiers with cards. It was commonly believed that the Viet Cong thought the cards would a symbol of death and would flee if they say the ace of spades. This was not true, but the cards served to boast the morale of the soldiers. The company is now located in at 300 Gap Way in Erlanger, KY. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F01_014_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Industries--Ohio--Cincinnati; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; United States Playing Card
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "MAY FESTIVAL AT ST. XAVIER STADIUM Rhythmic Drill by the Junior High School for girls. W.P.A. Symphonic Orchestra on Band Stand at left of picture. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers') Cincinnati, Ohio. District #16. 5-15-36" This May Festival was held at St. Xavier Stadium, at St. Xavier College. Known today as Xavier University, the school demolished the stadium in 1988. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F06_027_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History; Children
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption on reverse reads: "When Norwood Celebrated The Opening of its Water Works -- 1893. In an omnibus converted into a parade carriage for the occasion these belles from the village of Norwood proceeded in comparative elegance to signalize the first modern improvement in the then 100 year old community. The first young woman on the left was Ethel Knapp, daughter of John Augustus Knapp the celebrated artist engraver who made illustrations for the McGuffey Readers, John Uri Lloyd's "Etidorpha" and other popular educational works." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F03_015_001
Subjects: Horse-drawn omnibuses; Parades--United States
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption attached to photo reads: "MAY FESTIVAL AT ST. XAVIER STADIUM The Shoo Fly Song, some 3,000 school children participated. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer. Federal Project No. 1. (Writers') Cincinnati, Ohio. District #16. 5-15-36" Xavier University demolished its football stadium in 1988. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F06_016_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History; Children
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption attached to photo reads: "MAY FESTIVAL AT ST. XAVIER STADIUM The May Pole Dance. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers') Cincin- nati, Ohio. District #16. 5-15-36." St. Xavier Stadium was demolished in 1988. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F06_018_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History; Children
Places: Norwood (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "The May festival, a W.P.A. recreational program for school children, Norwood, Ohio 1936." On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act was part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. Roosevelt hoped that his New Deal would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression, would help end the current economic downturn, and would help prevent another depression from occurring in the future. The most important accomplishment of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act was the creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. Many of these projects were similar to ones sponsored by the Public Works Administration. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. In addition to hiring people from traditionally working-class backgrounds, the WPA also created programs for academics, actors, and artists. Among these programs was the Federal Arts Project, which paid artists to paint murals in public buildings, to teach art classes, and to catalog pieces of art. The Federal Writers' Project hired people to compile histories of communities across the United States. The Federal Theater Project employed actors and directors to bring live theater productions to towns and cities throughout the United States. In the first six months that the WPA existed, more than 173,000 Ohioans, including both men and women, found employment through this program. More than 1,500 unemployed teachers in Ohio found work through the WPA teaching illiterate adults how to read. In twelve separate counties, primarily in southeastern Ohio, more than twenty-five percent of families had at least one member working for the WPA during the late 1930s. By the end of 1938, these various workers had built or improved 12,300 miles of roads and streets and constructed 636 public buildings, several hundred bridges, hundreds of athletic fields, and five fish hatcheries. WPA employees made improvements to thousands of more buildings, roads, and parks within Ohio. WPA artists also painted a number of murals in Ohio post offices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_006_1
Subjects: Festivals; Recreation; Music and Dance; Schools--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)