Description: This coal chute, made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, was owned by the Vandalia Coal Company, Vandalia, Illinois, 1906. The chutes shown in the photograph each dispensed coal of a different size depending on the way the coal was to be burned. Jeffrey crushers were used to produce different sizes of coal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01248
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Vandalia (Illinois)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Roadside pottery. National Pike." This is a photograph of a roadside pottery shop somewhere along the National Pike, or Cumberland Road, in Ohio. Ohio was the leader in the pottery making business and at one time over half the white tableware made in the United States was made in Ohio. Rich clay deposits are found all along the Ohio River, as well as in Zanesville and other locations around the state. The National Road, or Cumberland Road, was one of the first major improved highways in the United States to be built by the federal government. The road runs from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F11_010_1
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio; Art pottery; Cumberland Road--Pictorial work; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.);
Places: (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a residence and electric pole lines located near an unpaved street. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "Old National Highway, 11.9 miles west of city limits of Zanesville before paving. Road muddy and poorly drained. Nov. 27, 1913. National Road." Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the nineteenth century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the twentieth century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. General road scenes also included in this collection illustrate driving conditions before and after the National Road was paved. Prior to paving, photographs show that the National Road could be very rutted and muddy. There are also photographs of road construction, mile markers, photographic reproductions of maps, a sign that lists rates of toll, a tollbooth on the National Road, and a worker on the National Road. Other states represented in the collection include West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV119_B01_F10_01
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; Streets--Ohio; National Road;
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a horse and carriage traveling on an unpaved street. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "Old National Highway, 16.2 miles west of city limits of Zanesville, one mile from Linnville. Nov. 26, 1913. National Road." Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the 19th century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the 20th century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. General road scenes also included in this collection illustrate driving conditions before and after the National Road was paved. Prior to paving, photographs show that the National Road could be very rutted and muddy. There are also photographs of road construction, mile markers, photographic reproductions of maps, a sign that lists rates of toll, a tollbooth on the National Road, and a worker on the National Road. Other states represented in the collection include West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV119_B01_F10_03
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; Streets--Ohio; National Road;
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio); Linnville (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Johnson Farm, located along the still-unpaved National Road. Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the nineteenth century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the twentieth century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. General road scenes also included in this collection illustrate driving conditions before and after the National Road was paved. Prior to paving, photographs show that the National Road could be very rutted and muddy. There are also photographs of road construction, mile markers, photographic reproductions of maps, a sign that lists rates of toll, a tollbooth on the National Road, and a worker on the National Road. Other states represented in the collection include West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV119_B01_F10_05
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; Streets--Ohio; National Road;
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing telephone lines located along an unpaved street. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "National Road (U. S. Route 40) ca., 1913 Mt. Sterling in distance looking west." Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the nineteenth century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the twentieth century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. General road scenes also included in this collection illustrate driving conditions before and after the National Road was paved. Prior to paving, photographs show that the National Road could be very rutted and muddy. There are also photographs of road construction, mile markers, photographic reproductions of maps, a sign that lists rates of toll, a tollbooth on the National Road, and a worker on the National Road. Other states represented in the collection include West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV119_B01_F10_07
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; Streets--Ohio; National Road;
Places: Mount Sterling (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing telephone lines located along the still-unpaved National Road, east of Zanesville. Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the nineteenth century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the twentieth century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. General road scenes also included in this collection illustrate driving conditions before and after the National Road was paved. Prior to paving, photographs show that the National Road could be very rutted and muddy. There are also photographs of road construction, mile markers, photographic reproductions of maps, a sign that lists rates of toll, a tollbooth on the National Road, and a worker on the National Road. Other states represented in the collection include West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV119_B01_F10_09
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; Streets--Ohio; National Road;
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing residences and telephone lines located along the National Road. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "National Road Ca. 1913 looking east - Linnville, O. Old Field Hotel. Linnville. Bldg. on right P O burned down," Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the 19th century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the 20th century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. General road scenes also included in this collection illustrate driving conditions before and after the National Road was paved. Prior to paving, photographs show that the National Road could be very rutted and muddy. There are also photographs of road construction, mile markers, photographic reproductions of maps, a sign that lists rates of toll, a tollbooth on the National Road, and a worker on the National Road. Other states represented in the collection include West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV119_B01_F10_11
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; National Road;
Places: Linnville (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a carriage drawn by horse traveling on an unpaved street passing fields, residences, and telephone lines. Descriptions located on the back of the photograph read: "9.1 miles west of Zanesville, 1913," and "east of Gratiot, 3/4 mile, house in distance on left old Kroft farm house covered with [illegible] school west of this 1/3 mile Looking East Mr. Ankrum." Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the nineteenth century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the twentieth century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P199_B01_F15_01
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; Streets--Ohio; National Road;
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing the unpaved National Road with telephone lines, fields, and a church. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "Amsterdam, Licking County." Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the nineteenth century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the twentieth century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P199_B01_F15_03
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; Streets--Ohio; National Road;
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing an unidentified man next to an automobile along the unpaved National Road. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "National Road, Greenup, Indiana, 1911." However, the author of the written description may be referring to Greenup, Illinois, rather than Indiana. Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the nineteenth century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the twentieth century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P199_B01_F15_05
Subjects: Roads; Transportation; Travel; Streets--Ohio; National Road;
Places: Greenup (Illinois);
 

Description: Photograph showing a carriage stuck in the middle of an unpaved street. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "Eleven miles west of Zanesville, 1913, November." Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the nineteenth century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the twentieth century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P199_B01_F15_07
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; Streets--Ohio; National Road;
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio);