Description: Caption reads: "Normandy Farms, Home of Richard H. Grant on Alexandsville-Bellbrook Rd. 9 1/2 S of Dayton" Normandy Farms was once a private residence brought over from France by its owners. After purchasing the property, Richard H. Grant added extravagant touches from Europe, including marble fireplaces and stained glass windows. In 1955, the Ohio Miami Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church purchased it for $125,000, and it is today known as Normandy United Methodist Church. It was placed on the register for national historic landmarks in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_015_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Farms
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Barnyard scene, Darke County." The modern city of Greenville stands on the site of Greene Ville Fort, built in 1793 by Anthony Wayne as a staging point for his 1794 campaigns against hostile Native Americans in the area. The modern city was founded in 1808 and by the turn of the twentieth century it was the main metropolitan center of Darke County. Most of the residents in Darke County, however, were farmers in the countryside surrounding Greenville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_040_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Barns; Plants and Animals; Farms
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio is home to the world's largest Amish population. Ohio's Amish Country consists mainly of Holmes County, Wayne County, and Stark County. For nearly two centuries this area has remained unrestrained by modern technologies. Photo taken between 1936-1943 by the Works Progress Administration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_004_008
Subjects: Amish; New Deal; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; woodworking; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Ohio is home to the world's largest Amish population. Ohio's Amish Country consists mainly of Holmes County, Wayne County, and Stark County. For nearly two centuries this area has remained unrestrained by modern technologies. Photo taken between 1936-1943 by the Works Progress Administration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_004_011
Subjects: Amish; New Deal; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; woodworking; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Caption reads: "Strip cropping on farm near Otway. Part of soil conservation program." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F02_023_1
Subjects: Ohio; Agriculture--Ohio--History.;
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Corn being drilled on the contour on a 4 to 8 percent slope. three contour lines were established in this 16 acre field which caused many rows to end in the middle of the field. since the rows are on the level there is little or no chance for soil or water loss." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F02_025_1
Subjects: Ohio; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Planting
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Preparing the soil for planting on a farm in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F02_031_1
Subjects: Ohio; Agriculture--Ohio--History.;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Caption reads: "Farm with sheep and lambs near Dayton." Montgomery County is predominantly rural. Seventeen percent of the county's 462 square miles consist of urban areas. Montgomery County flourished during the nineteenth century. By the late 1800s, the county had become the home of many different businesses, with numerous related to agriculture and included mills and a number of companies manufacturing farm implements. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_009_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Farming; Plants and Animals
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of early Ohioans planting crops created for the Ohio Guide. 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_B15F01_078
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Book Illustration; Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Illustration of man reaping grain with a scythe, created for the Ohio Guide. 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_B15F01_083
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Book Illustration; Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Soil Stratification can be seen along the banks of the Grand River; Located in Perry Township, Lake County, Ohio. Photo taken during winter 1936 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_001_005_001
Subjects: Geology; Strata; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Grand River
Places: Perry Township (Ohio); Lake County
 

Description: caption reads: "The apparently haphazard way in which the wine is stacked to age for many years. This wine dates from 1892. E & K Winery, Erie Co" The E & K Winery began as the Engles and Krudwig Winery which was open from 1863 to 1959. It has since been reopened and is currently operating. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F01A_016_1
Subjects: Business and Labor; Agriculture--Ohio--History.; Wine industry; Bottles
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)