Description: Reverse reads: "Lima Allen C Faurot Park" This is a photograph of a bridge and shelter house in Faurot Park in Lima, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F04_029_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Bridges Ohio; Recreation; Lima (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of woods in an unknown location in Ohio. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F11_005_001
Subjects: Woods; Trees--Ohio; Geography and Natural Resources; Rocks; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Recreation; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: 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: Caption reads: "Slanting Rock near Fresno Coshocton Co." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F05_006_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Rocks; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Fresno (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Butler Co., Hamilton, O. Tennis Court at North End Park. Pine St. at Ford reservoir, Aug. 10, 1936." This photograph shows several people playing on tennis courts at North End Park in Hamilton, Ohio. There are bleachers to the left and what looks like a factory plant in the distance. This park was most likely built as part of the Works Progress Administration project. Today, the park has transformed into the North End Athletic Field with softball and baseball fields, playgrounds and a pool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F02_020_001
Subjects: Tennis; Tennis courts; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Recreation; Hamilton (Ohio)--Social life and customs; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Hamilton (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "'Oops- Buckeye Lake State Park. Buckeye Lake, Ohio." This photograph shows a Loop-O-Plane ride at Buckeye Lake's amusement park. The ride has two cars which rotate around a central axis. The Loop-O-Plane was created by Lee Eyerly in 1933. The ride became incredibly popular, resulting in it appearing at many amusement parks and fairs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_0015_001
Subjects: Amusement Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Amusement rides; Midways; Buckeye Lake State Park (Ohio); Recreation; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Buckeye Lake (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows five adults sitting atop a retaining wall or levee along a river. The river is shallow with a rocky riverbed. The front of an automobile peeks out from the edge of the picture, and a road with several other cars is visible in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_0025_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The photograph shows a man wearing thigh high wader boots. He is reaching down into the water for something, possibly fish, crayfish, or frogs. A little girl watches from the shore. A little further down the shore, several buckets sit on the bank of the river. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_0027_001
Subjects: Fishing; Hunting; Rivers; Fishing--Social aspects--United States; Geography and Natural Resources; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Clark Co., Springfield, O. April 28, 1937. View of Snyder Park Lagoon, fed by springs flowing from the cliffs on the left. Bandstand on right partly concealed by shrubbery." This is a photo of the Snyder Park Lagoon in Springfield, Ohio. There is a walking bridge in the distance and a bandstand hidden behind trees. Snyder Park is located within walking distance from downtown Springfield. It was created in 1895 as a gift from local businessmen, John and David Snyder and it was designed by landscape architect, Herman Haerlin. The park offers lagoons, walking paths and a public bandstand. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_023_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Clark County (Ohio)--History; Lagoons; Bridges Ohio; Recreation; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Spring House in Boy Scout Woods at Fed. Germantown Dam." The Germantown Dam is an earthen embankment located across Twin Creek in southwestern Montgomery County near the village of Germantown. It was built after the 1913 flood which resulted in a vigorous movement for flood protection. During the 1930's the Miami Conservancy District set aside areas above and below the Germantown Dam, for public access. The C.C.C. and the W.P.A. built shelter houses, hiking trails and graded roads. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_026_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Germantown (Ohio)--History; Dams; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Germantown (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Clark Co., Springfield, O. April 28, 1937. Memorial Arch, Western Ave. entrance to Snyder Park, constructed of native limestone." This is a photo of the Memorial Arch entrance to Snyder Park in Springfield, Ohio. Snyder Park is located within walking distance from downtown Springfield. It was created in 1895 as a gift from local businessmen, John and David Snyder and it was designed by landscape architect, Herman Haerlin. The park offers lagoons, walking paths and a public bandstand. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_010_001
Subjects: Clark County (Ohio)--History; Recreation; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works. Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "North Crescent, a winding street in Avondale, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by Federal Writers' Photographer, District #2. June 28, 1937." Cresent Avenue has been renamed to Fred Shuttlesworth Circle, in honor of the civil rights pastor (in Cincinnati, Revelation Baptist Church) who fought racism and helped the homeless in both Birmingham, Alabama and Cincinnati, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F03_19_01
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Parks--Ohio; Streets--Cincinnati (Ohio); Streets--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)