Description: This photograph shows a young man using a bench lathe at a N. Y. A. workshop in Uhrichsville, Ohio. The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a part of the Works Process Administration as a New Deal organization. It was established on June 26, 1935 and was funded by the Emergency Relief Appropration Act of 1935. NYA provided training for youth between sixteen and twenty five . The two programs of the NYA were for training unemployed, out- of -work youth and high school, college and graduate students. The earnings ranged from ten to twenty-five dollars per month. These funds often went to the youths' families. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_043_001
Subjects: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Workshops;
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Tennis Courts at Uhrichsville Park, Uhrichsville, Ohio, constructed by N.Y.A. National Youth Administration was a part of the Works Progress Administration, developed to train young people for a vocation. Both the youth and their families were paid for the part time work which included job training. It was in operation from 1935 to 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F02_023_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); NYA;
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a view of the flood waters in Trenton Avenue in Uhrichsville, Ohio. The photograph was taken on March 26, 1913 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_002_001
Subjects: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Floods
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the flood waters on Third Street in Uhrichsville, Ohio during the 1913 flood. This photograph was taken on march 26, 1913. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_008_001
Subjects: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Floods
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the floodwaters on 4th Street in Uhrichsville, Ohio, during the 1913 flood. This photograph was taken on March 26, 1913. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_009_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Floods; Natural disasters
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows African Americans participating in an adult literacy class in Uhrichsville, Ohio, provided by the Works Progress Administration. The class probably took place in someone's home. 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, which administered literacy and arts programs to help the unemployed learn new and valuable skills. One of the primary goals of the Federal Writers' Project 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_B11F03_03_001
Subjects: Freedmen--United States; Adult education--Ohio--Columbus; Literacy programs--Ohio--Columbus; African Americans; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "N.Y.A. youth assemble drawing tables at workshop in Uhrichsville, Ohio." The National Youth Administration was a part of the Works Progress Administration, formed to train youth for a vocation. The youth and their families received payment for the work and job training of the youth. The NYA was in operation from 1935 to 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F02_029_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); NYA
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "A youth operates a bench lathe at the N.Y.A. workshop in Uhrichsville, Ohio." A lathe is a machine tool which rotates the workpiece on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation. Woodworking lathes are the oldest variety. All other varieties are descended from these simple lathes. An adjustable horizontal metal rail - the tool rest - between the material and the operator accommodates the positioning of shaping tools, which are usually hand-held. With wood, it is common practice to press and slide sandpaper against the still-spinning object after shaping to smooth the surface made with the metal shaping tools. The National Youth Administration was a part of the Works Progress Administration, developed to train youth for a vocation. Both the youth and their families received payment for the work and job training. NRA was in operation from 1935 to 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F02_031_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); NYA;
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "N.Y.A. you shapes moulding at Uhrichsville Workshop." The National Youth Administration was a part of the Works Progress Administration, developed to help youth learn a vocation. Both the youth and their families received payment for the work and job training. The NYA was in operation between 1935 and 1945. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F02_032_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); NYA
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the frozen waterfall at Devils Den in Gilmore, Ohio. Gilmore is a small village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, located in Washington Township. The photograph was taken by Harry W. Green Photographer on Main Street in Uhrichsville, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_005_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Waterfalls
Places: Gilmore (Ohio); Tuscarawas (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "WPA Collection. Ohio Guide." This photographic montage, presumably made for possible use in The Ohio Guide, is made up of Tuscarawas County newspaper mastheads, headlines and miscellaneous articles and photographs, most of which are dated around December 7, 1938. Newspaper mastheads that appear in the photograph include: Dennison Daily Paragraph, The Daily Times, The Evening Chronicle (Uhrichsville), The Budget, Strasburg Record, The Daily Reporter, Newcomerstown News. Headlines that appear include: "Thomas Kemp", "Officers Installed On Tuesday Evening", "Christmas Play Sunday Dec. 18", "Wardell - Ricker Nuptials", "Cooking Show Opens Friday For Two Days", "Creek Project Comes to Life After Parley", and "Tax Protest Spreads as Town Meet Nears". From 1935 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), through its Federal Writers' Project created The American Guide Series, which included forty-eight state guides, as well as supplemental guides for large cities, etc. The state guides are divided into three sections. In the first section are general essays about the state on things such as agriculture, culture, history, industry, religion, etc. The second section contains an overview of the various cities and towns around the state, as well as enumerating various points of interest. The last section is dedicated to various tours around the state. The tourist is taken from city to city, with turn by turn directions, and descriptions of what can be seen along the way. While much of the country has grown and changed since the guides were written, it is surprising how much remains, and sometimes more surprising what has been lost. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F16_069
Subjects: Montages; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio; Federal Writers' Project. Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)