Description: Reverse reads: "W.P.A.Band playing for crowd at Lanterm Parade Riverview Park,July 17,1936 FOR OFFICE FILE ONLY DO NOT REMOVE" Riverview Park overlooks the Great Miami River near downtown Dayton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_008_001
Subjects: Parades--Ohio--Dayton; Parks--Ohio--Dayton
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Lantern Parade, Riverview Park, July 17, 1936. Phyllis McNeal second place winner. Dayton, Ohio, Montgomery County." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_011_001
Subjects: Parades--Ohio--Dayton; Parks--Ohio--Dayton
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Lantern Parade, Riverview Park, July 17, 1936. Linden Center Group. Dayton, Ohio, Montgomery County." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_016_001
Subjects: Parades--Ohio--Dayton; Parks--Ohio--Dayton
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Lantern Parade, Riverview Park, July 17, 1936. Dayton, Ohio, Montgomery County." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_017_001
Subjects: Parades--Ohio--Dayton; Parks--Ohio--Dayton
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hills and Dales Park was a gift of 297 acres from John Patterson, co-founder of the National Cash Register Company, to the city of Dayton. It was designed between 1906 and 1918 by the Olmsted Brothers, who are famous for their work on New York's Central Park. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_031_1
Subjects: Parks--Ohio; Dayton (Ohio). Division of Recreation and Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Olmsted Brothers; National Cash Register Company
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "New road in Hills and Dales. The lake is hidden by trees near center." Hills and Dales Park was originally a 297-acre gift from John Patterson, the founder of the National Cash Register Company. It was designed between 1906 and 1918 by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm, who also worked on Central Park in New York City. Today it is owned by the city of Dayton, though its actual location is in Kettering. In 1999, 63 acres of the wooded land was leased to the Five Rivers MetroParks, and promptly named Hills and Dales MetroPark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_050_1
Subjects: Parks--Ohio; Dirt Roads; Landscapes; Nature; Trees; Dayton (Ohio). Division of Recreation and Parks; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "MONTGOMERY COUNTY.,DAYTON, OHIO STONE BRIDGE ON COMMUNITY GOLF COURSE HILLS &DALES PARK - AUGUST 5, 1936. STATE(15-57-169) FED (1046) Print to Columbus,,Aug18,1936 6 prints for Mr.Derivan,Aug.19,1936" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_032_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio). Division of Recreation and Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works., Golf
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken in 1936, this photograph shows a large number of people swimming in the pool at Bomberger Park. The pool has colonnades running down two sides. The far side has a tall wall with the warning "DON'T RUN." Bomberger Park is located in the St. Anne's Hill neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio, just north of the University of Dayton. Though still a small park, it is a shadow of its earlier state. The wading pool pictured is no longer in existence. 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_B13F02_009_001
Subjects: Swimming pools; Urban Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Recreation; Children; Dayton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery, Co., Germantown, Sprint House at Camp #10 at Germantown Dam. Aug. 5, 1936 Ohio State (15-57)-51 Fed. 1840" In the 1930's, the heavily wooded areas above and below Germantown Dam were set aside for public use and enjoyment by the Miami Conservancy District. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects built shelters, picnic areas, graded roads and built hiking trails along Twin Creek during the depression era. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_034_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio). Division of Recreation and Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Germantown (Ohio); Dams
Places: Germantown (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery Co., Germantown, Ohio. One of the 30 Fireplaces in Germantown Dam Park. Aug. 5, 1936. State (15-57)-51 Fed. 1840" In the 1930’s, the heavily wooded areas above and below Germantown Dam were set aside for public use and enjoyment by the Miami Conservancy District. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects built shelters, picnic areas, graded roads and built hiking trails along Twin Creek during the depression era. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_027_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio). Division of Recreation and Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Germantown (Ohio); Dams
Places: Germantown (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)