Description: This photograph shows a bridge over the Grand River in northeastern Ohio. The Grand River is a tributary of Lake Erie and initially flows from Trumbull County. It continues through Ashtabula County and then through Lake County, where it ends in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. 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_B01F17_033
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Grand River (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio--History.; Rural Roads; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A scenic road in rural Ohio winding through the countryside. Alongside the road there are wooden rails and road posts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_021_001
Subjects: Rural roads--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Coshocton is the county seat of Coshocton County in east central Ohio. On January 31, 1810, the State of Ohio authorized the creation of Coshocton County. The county's name comes from the Delaware Indian word for "black bear town." The Delaware Indians' territory centered in modern-day Coshocton County until white settlement led the tribe to move further west in the years following the American Revolution. County residents began to prosper with completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal. Thanks to the canal, Coshocton became a major commercial center in eastern Ohio during the 1820s and 1830s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F05_004_1
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History; Roads; Rural Roads; Trees; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1930-1943, this photograph shows a bridge along a hilly part of scenic Route 60 in Ohio. State Route 60 is a north-south state highway that runs the entire length of the U.S. state of Ohio, from State Route 7 along the Ohio River in Marietta to U.S. Route 6 near Lake Erie in Vermilion. 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_B12F03_011_001
Subjects: Rural roads; Bridges--Ohio; Landscapes; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A country road in Champaign County, Ohio flanked by a wooden fence. The road curves towards a small barn in the distance. Adjacent to the road stands a large field of corn. Champaign County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 38,890. Its county seat is Urbana. It takes its name from the French word for "open level country." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F05_008_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century; Roads; Rural life; Crops
Places: Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows two automobiles driving down a country road lined with trees. A note on the photograph reads "C. W. ACKERMAN / PHOTOGRAPHER / 302 1227 PROSPECT BLDG / MA. 5693 CLEVELAND, O." 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_B14F12_006_001
Subjects: Automobiles; Rural roads; Landscapes; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Roads--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)