Description: This photograph shows an acrobatic team performing a stunt with a man sitting on a chair perched on a stack of three tables. The reverse of this photograph reads "Theater project; acrobatic stunt on Federal theater Project, Dayton, Ohio." The Federal Theater Project was one five projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression designed to help fund theater productions, live artistic performances and employ actors, writers and producers. 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_B12F12_021_001
Subjects: Acrobatics--Photographs; Acrobatics--History; Dayton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Federal Theater Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing students and parents after a workshop session by the Columbus Junior Theater of the Arts, from the Columbus Free Press Collection. The Columbus Junior Theater of the Arts was founded in 1963, and is now known as the Columbus Children’s Theatre. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F07_02
Subjects: Arts and entertainment; Theater--Ohio; Children--Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated August 27, 1935, this photograph shows the cast of "Adam and Eva" taken from the rear of the Federal Theater. "Adam and Eva" was a play put on by the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), a New Deal project to fund theatre and other live artistic performances in the United States during the Great Depression. It was one of five Federal One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The FTP's primary goal was employment of out-of-work artists, writers, and directors, with the secondary aim of entertaining poor families and creating relevant art. 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_B12F12_014_001
Subjects: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.); Theater; Entertainment; Actors
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "W.P.A. Theater Project June 26, 1936, showing entire cast on stage. Scenery and properties designed, built and painted by employees of the Theater Project. Ladies Costumes designed and made by themselves." The Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was a New Deal project to fund theatre and other live artistic performances in the United States during the Great Depression. It was one of five Federal One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The FTP's primary goal was employment of out-of-work artists, writers, and directors, with the secondary aim of entertaining poor families and creating relevant art. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_019_001
Subjects: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.); Theater--Ohio; Actors--Ohio
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "Federal Theater Project No. 1. Act I of "H. M. S. Pinafore" presented nightly at Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers') 9-12-36. District #16." This is a Federal Theater Project production of W. S. Gilbert's HMS Pinafore. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_025_001
Subjects: Federal Theater Project (U.S.); Plays; Orchestras; Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Federal Theater Project Burnet Woods Lake Cincinnati Ohio - 1936" This is a photo of a Federal Theater Project production of W. S. Gilbert's HMS Pinafore. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_026_001
Subjects: Federal Theater Project (U.S.); Plays; Orchestras; Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "District #16 9/16/36. Federal Theater Project No. 1. "H.M.S. Pinafore" under construction at Burnet Woods Lake, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers')" This is a photo of the set construction for the Federal Theater Project production of HMS Pinafore. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_027_001
Subjects: Federal Theater Project (U.S.); Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore; Comic operas
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "One of the Dancing Teams on Theater Project,Dayton,O,June 26,1936." This is a photo of two Federal Theater Project dancers in Dayton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_003_001
Subjects: Federal Theater Project (U.S.); Dancing
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Theater Project Group in street clothing June 20, 1936, on steps of Memorial Hall at Soldiers' Home, Dayton, Ohio. Director Garland [Geden?] on top row with straw hat." The Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was a New Deal project to fund theatre and other live artistic performances in the United States during the Great Depression. It was one of five Federal One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The FTP's primary goal was employment of out-of-work artists, writers, and directors, with the secondary aim of entertaining poor families and creating relevant art. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_009_001
Subjects: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.); Theater--Ohio--Dayton; Actors--Ohio--Dayton; Soldiers' homes--Ohio--Dayton
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of children during a stage performance of "Tents of Grace," a play written by Elizabeth Ann James and put on by the Columbus Junior Theater of the Arts, March 4, 1989. The play was about the massacre of members of the Delaware Tribe by United States soldiers at the settlement of Gnadenhutten in 1782. The Columbus Junior Theater of the Arts was founded in 1963, and is now known as the Columbus Children’s Theatre. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F05_01
Subjects: Actors; Actresses; Arts and entertainment; Theater--Ohio; Children--Ohio; Gnadenhutten Massacre;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Theatre Project One of the Dancing Teams on Theater Project June 26,1936 Dayton Ohio" This performance may have been at Dayton's Soldiers' Home. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_031_001
Subjects: Federal Theater Project (U.S.); Dancing
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Sugar Brown, Eccentric Dancer Cincinnati, Ohio, 1936" This is a photo of a Federal Theater Project dancer named "Sugar Brown." He seems to have performed with a magician and a trio of acrobats the day this was taken. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_032_001
Subjects: Federal Theater Project (U.S.); Dancing
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)