Description: Inside a coal mine at Powhatan Point. Powhatan Point is a village in Belmont County, Ohio. At one time the coal mines supported most of the village. This mine was the largest deep mine in Ohio. Of the seven shafts, four were closed between 1980 and 1984, due to requirements for cleaner air. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06844
Subjects: Coal mines and mining--Ohio; Belmont County (Ohio)
Places: Powhatan Point (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Inside a coal mine at Powhatan Point. Inside a coal mine at Powhatan Point. Powhatan Point is a village in Belmont County, Ohio. At one time the coal mines supported most of the village. This mine was the largest deep mine in Ohio. Of the seven shafts, four were closed between 1980 and 1984, due to requirements for cleaner air. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06845
Subjects: Coal mines and mining--Ohio; Belmont County (Ohio)
Places: Powhatan Point (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: The exterior of the Imperial Glass Museum in Bellaire. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06703
Subjects: Glass industry; Historical museums--Ohio; Belmont County (Ohio)
Places: Bellaire (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: The exterior of the Imperial Glass Museum in Bellaire. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06704
Subjects: Glass industry; Historical museums--Ohio; Belmont County (Ohio)
Places: Bellaire (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: This three story court house in Belmont County was designed in the Second Empire style by architect Joseph W. Yost and was built between 1885-1888. It is constructed of sandstone and the entrance is flanked by Corinthian columns. The year 1886 appears above the door and a statue of Lady Justice stands atop the central pediment. The building has a domed clock tower and once housed a bell that was removed during reconstruction and now stands in front of the building. This courthouse was designed at the same time as the Miami County Courthouse from 1885-1888 by Yost. Although the two are similar in size, shape, and basic features, the Belmont County Courthouse appears modest in comparison to the Miami courthouse. In 1993 it was chemically power washed to reveal a clean and impressive stone facade. 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_B01F15_001
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Architecture; Buildings; Ohio government; Belmont County (Ohio)--History
Places: St. Clairesville (Ohio), Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Elevated panoramic photograph taken near the town of Bellaire, Ohio, during the early 20th century. Written at the bottom of a matching photograph is the caption "Georgetown from Tunnel Hill." Bellaire, incorporated in 1857, is located at the confluence of McMahon Creek and the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio. Bridges spanning the river connect people and railroads to West Virginia. Jacob Davis acquired the land on which the town was eventually laid out in 1802, naming it Bel Air after his home in Maryland. His son, Jacob Davis, Jr., laid out the town in 1834. Multiple variations of the town name were used in the early 19th century: when the first post office was established in 1841 the town was listed as Bell Air, and after 1870, the town was called Bellaire. Several railroads built lines through Bellaire in the 1850s that stimulated the growth of local industries such as coal mining, clay, limestone and glass manufacturing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV88_B01F03_01
Subjects: Bellaire (Ohio); Ohio River; Bridges--Ohio; Landscape photography; Aerial views;
Places: Bellaire (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Elevated panoramic photograph taken near the town of Bellaire, Ohio, during the early 20th century. Written at the bottom of the photograph is the caption "Georgetown from Tunnel Hill." Bellaire, incorporated in 1857, is located at the confluence of McMahon Creek and the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio. Bridges spanning the river connect people and railroads to West Virginia. Jacob Davis acquired the land on which the town was eventually laid out in 1802, naming it Bel Air after his home in Maryland. His son, Jacob Davis, Jr., laid out the town in 1834. Multiple variations of the town name were used in the early 19th century: when the first post office was established in 1841 the town was listed as Bell Air, and after 1870, the town was called Bellaire. Several railroads built lines through Bellaire in the 1850s that stimulated the growth of local industries such as coal mining, clay, limestone and glass manufacturing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV88_B01F03_02
Subjects: Bellaire (Ohio); Ohio River; Bridges--Ohio; Landscape photography; Aerial views;
Places: Bellaire (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Panoramic photograph showing the Ohio River near the town of Bellaire, Ohio, during the early 20th century. Bellaire, incorporated in 1857, is located at the confluence of McMahon Creek and the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio. Bridges spanning the river connect people and railroads to West Virginia. Jacob Davis acquired the land on which the town was eventually laid out in 1802, naming it Bel Air after his home in Maryland. His son, Jacob Davis, Jr., laid out the town in 1834. Multiple variations of the town name were used in the early 19th century: when the first post office was established in 1841 the town was listed as Bell Air, and after 1870, the town was called Bellaire. Several railroads built lines through Bellaire in the 1850s that stimulated the growth of local industries such as coal mining, clay, limestone and glass manufacturing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV88_B01F12_01
Subjects: Bellaire (Ohio); Ohio River; Bridges--Ohio; Landscape photography; Rivers--Ohio;
Places: Bellaire (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows a valley farm at an elevation of 758 feet in Washington Township located in Belmont County, Ohio. It is a community called Armstrong Mills and lies about 10 miles north of the Ohio River. The elevation is 758 feet. Armstrong mills is about 10 miles from the Ohio River. 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_B06F04_014_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Farming; Belmont County (Ohio); Aerial photography
Places: Washington Township (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Elevated panoramic photograph showing the town of Bellaire, Ohio, during the early 20th century. Bellaire, incorporated in 1857, is located at the confluence of McMahon Creek and the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio. Bridges spanning the river connect people and railroads to West Virginia. Jacob Davis acquired the land on which the town was eventually laid out in 1802, naming it Bel Air after his home in Maryland. His son, Jacob Davis, Jr., laid out the town in 1834. Multiple variations of the town name were used in the early 19th century: when the first post office was established in 1841 the town was listed as Bell Air, and after 1870, the town was called Bellaire. Several railroads built lines through Bellaire in the 1850s that stimulated the growth of local industries such as coal mining, clay, limestone and glass manufacturing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV88_B01F03_03
Subjects: Bellaire (Ohio); Ohio River; Cities and towns--Ohio; Bridges--Ohio; Landscape photography; Aerial views;
Places: Bellaire (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Panoramic photograph showing trains on a small railroad bridge in the town of Bellaire, Ohio, during the early 20th century. Bellaire, incorporated in 1857, is located at the confluence of McMahon Creek and the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio. Bridges spanning the river connect people and railroads to West Virginia. Jacob Davis acquired the land on which the town was eventually laid out in 1802, naming it Bel Air after his home in Maryland. His son, Jacob Davis, Jr., laid out the town in 1834. Multiple variations of the town name were used in the early 19th century: when the first post office was established in 1841 the town was listed as Bell Air, and after 1870, the town was called Bellaire. Several railroads built lines through Bellaire in the 1850s that stimulated the growth of local industries such as coal mining, clay, limestone and glass manufacturing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV88_B01F14_02
Subjects: Bellaire (Ohio); Ohio River; Bridges--Ohio; Trains; Transportation--Ohio; Railroads--Ohio;
Places: Bellaire (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Panoramic photograph showing railways and a railroad depot in the town of Bellaire, Ohio, during the early 20th century. Bellaire, incorporated in 1857, is located at the confluence of McMahon Creek and the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio. Bridges spanning the river connect people and railroads to West Virginia. Jacob Davis acquired the land on which the town was eventually laid out in 1802, naming it Bel Air after his home in Maryland. His son, Jacob Davis, Jr., laid out the town in 1834. Multiple variations of the town name were used in the early 19th century: when the first post office was established in 1841 the town was listed as Bell Air, and after 1870, the town was called Bellaire. Several railroads built lines through Bellaire in the 1850s that stimulated the growth of local industries such as coal mining, clay, limestone and glass manufacturing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV88_B01F14_01
Subjects: Bellaire (Ohio); Railroad terminals--Ohio; Railroads--Ohio; Transportation; Trains;
Places: Bellaire (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)