Description: View of the summer home of the Jay Cooke family on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie, Ottawa County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05430
Subjects: Ottawa County (Ohio); Lake Erie Islands (Ohio); Other--Family History; Summer; Houses
Places: Gibraltar Island (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: House on Gibraltar Island, possibly used by the caretaker. For many years Gibraltar was the summer home of the Jay Cooke family. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05432
Subjects: Ottawa County (Ohio); Lake Erie Islands (Ohio); Other--Family History; Houses; Summer
Places: Gibraltar Island (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of the summer home of the Jay Cooke family, called "Cooke's Castle," on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie, Ottawa County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05433
Subjects: Ottawa County (Ohio); Lake Erie Islands (Ohio); Other--Family History; Houses; Summer
Places: Gibraltar Island (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Group portrait of staff, Cooke summer home on Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05436
Subjects: Ottawa County (Ohio); Other--Family History; Houses; Summer
Places: Gibraltar Island (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1943, this photograph shows the Baldwin Homestead, built 1817-1820 by William Baldwin. The photograph's caption reads "William's father, Joseph, traded his Virginia Tannery for the original 120 acres in Moorefield Township; to which William later added about 2000 acres. At William's death, the estate was inherited by his father, and at the later's death by his eldest son, Judge Samuel Vance Baldwin, and at his death, the present site was inherited by his eldest son, William Baldwin, Esq., deceased, whose daughter and her husband have been the owners since 1924. The present owners, together with their daughter and grand-son, (sixth generation) occupy the homestead during the summer. 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_B01F10_040
Subjects: Architecture; Houses; Summer; Architecture
Places: Moorefield Township (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1910, this photograph shows a woman standing in a yard in summer. This photograph is part of the Richard K. White Glass Plate Negative Collection which is composed of glass plate negatives of animals, vehicles, and mostly unidentified people at unknown locations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08517
Subjects: Women; Photography--Ohio; Summer
 

Description: Dated to the 1910s, this photograph shows two women posing outside during summer. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08518
Subjects: Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Portrait photography; Summer
 

Description: Dated to the 1940s, this photograph shows the Burnet Woords trailside museum, located at 3251 Brookline Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio, adjacent to the University of Cincinnati. In 1871 Robert W. Burnet and William S. Groesbeck suggested they lease Burnett Woods from the city, which was done the following year. In 1875, and artificial lake was added and by 1881 the land was purchased. Subsequent acquisitions put the park at 89.3 acres. The historic bandstand was built in 1911. This 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_B10F04_015_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Parks--Cincinnati (Ohio); Summer; Works Progress Administration
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a young woman standing behind two young girls seated in chairs, posing in front of a fence covered in leafy vines. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08524
Subjects: Portrait photography; Girls; Summer
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows three boys approaching a covered bridge in Fairfield County, Ohio. The photograph's caption reads "Off for a day's adventure, Fairfield County." Ohio has a large number of covered bridges, falling second only to Pennsylvania in quantity. Within the state of Ohio, Fairfield and Ashtabula Counties lead the state in containing the most original covered bridges. Most of the covered bridges in Fairfield County were built between 1871-1906, with original construction beginning in 1849. 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_001_001
Subjects: Covered bridges--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio; Boys; Children; Summer
Places: Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows three boys approaching a covered bridge in Fairfield County, Ohio. The photograph's caption reads "Off for a day's adventure, Fairfield County." Ohio has a large number of covered bridges, falling second only to Pennsylvania in quantity. Within the state of Ohio, Fairfield and Ashtabula Counties lead the state in containing the most original covered bridges. Most of the covered bridges in Fairfield County were built between 1871 and 1906, with original construction beginning in 1849. 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_002_001
Subjects: Covered bridges--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio; Boys; Children; Summer
Places: Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the "Tom Greene" sternwheeler on the Ohio River in southern Ohio. Steamboats revolutionized river travel during the first half of the nineteenth century. Although early Ohioans used the Ohio River to transport agricultural goods and manufactured products even prior to the invention of the steamboat, certainly their advent made travel easier. The steam engine meant that humans no longer had to power the boat themselves, and movement upstream became much easier. As a result of this new technology, river travel increased even more over time. Beginning in the 1850s, railroads provided competition for the Ohio River trade but never replaced it entirely. In the twentieth century, barges carrying coal and other materials replaced steamboats. Now steamboats are primarily a tourist attraction, carrying passengers on short trips along the river. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07964
Subjects: Steamboats; Ohio River; Entertainment; Summer
Places: Ohio