Description: Probably dated to the 1930s, this photograph shows an abandoned storefront in Port Washington in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, possibly a house converted to a store. 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_B14F02_012_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Abandoned buildings--Pictorial works; Central business districts; Storefronts--United States--Pictorial works; Works Progress Administration; Commercial architecture
Places: Port Washington (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Tuscarawas County between stations 3023 and 3129. The village of Port Washington, bridges, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4911_003
Subjects: Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Port Washington (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a portrait of Arthur P. Lamneck. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "Arthur P. Lamneck, 1419 [illegible] Candidate for Dem. nom for commissioner 5146." The photograph belongs to the Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection. Arthur Lamneck was born in Port Washington, Ohio, and later moved to Columbus where he started a sheet metal business. He pursued a career in politics, serving four terms as the Democratic Representative from Ohio to Congress and as a member of the Columbus City Council. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B09F01_001
Subjects: Newspapers; Portrait photography; Men; Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of General Christopher Columbus Augur, who served with the Union Army during the Civil War. Augur fought at Cedar Mountain and Port Hudson, and went on to command the Department of Washington. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_23
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Places: Ohio; Kendall (New York)