Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a carpenter's vault in the basement of the Stark County Courthouse in Canton, Ohio, with a caption which reads "General view of West side of "Carpenter's Vault, Basement Stark County Courthouse, Room #2- Probate Court. Showing conditions of vault." 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_B13F07_007_001
Subjects: Courthouses; Stark County (Ohio); Archives; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Businessman and labor leader Jacob S. Coxey after he won the Republican nomination for mayor of Massillon, Ohio at the age of 76, August 12, 1931. Coxey was known as "General Coxey" and received national recognition when he led an "Industrial Army" of unemployed workers to Washington, D. C. to protest the federal government's response to the economic depression of the 1890s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01075
Subjects: Stark County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Massillon (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Mrs. Ida Saxton McKinley seated in parlor, ca. 1896. Wife of William McKinley, she was First Lady from 1897-1901. This is a modern photographic print made from the original glass plate negative in the Courtney Studio Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00499
Subjects: Stark County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is photograph of William McKinley seated in rocking chair on the front porch of his home in Canton, Ohio during his campaign for President, 1896. McKinley became the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00517
Subjects: Stark County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated October 13, 1936, this photograph shows the Cairo-Mt. Union bridge in Stark County, 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_B01F18_026_001
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Stark County (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.; Public works; Works Progress Administration
Places: Cairo (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows William McKinley speaking to a crowd of visitors from the front porch of his home in Canton, Ohio, during the 1896 presidential campaign. McKinley became the twenty-fifth president, serving from 1897-1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01079
Subjects: Stark County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this is a photograph of a collection of documents found in a vault in the basement of the Stark County Courthouse in Canton, Ohio. Each shelf is numbered and contains different types of materials; shelf one is labeled "junk," shelf two is labeled "Directories and birth and death records," shelf three is labeled "Alien declaration papers. Note condition," and shelf number four is labeled "Court records." The photograph's caption reads "Carpenter's Vault- basement Stark County Courthouse, Room #2. Probate court. No.1 Junk; No.2 Directories and birth and death records; No.3 Alien Declaration papers. Note condition. No.4 Court records." 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_B13F07_005_001
Subjects: Stark County (Ohio)--History; Archives; Courthouses--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)