Description: Established in 1907, the original Westbrook Country Club building pictured here was constructed by architect Vernon Reading. In 1922 the Westbrook Country Club was redesigned by the highly regarded architect Donald Ross. The Ohio Seniors Golf Association Championship and the PGA Callaway Junior Series are held annually at Westbrook. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_021_001
Subjects: Sports and recreation facilities; Country clubs; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ivester Park is located in Arcanum, Ohio and is named after George Ivester . Ivester, a blacksmith, purchased the Gunder farm in 1854. His money came in through the sale of lots in the plats that he added to Arcanum and the sawmill which was supplied by the forests on his land. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_016_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Sports and recreation facilities; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Arcanum (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Greenville was officially founded in 1808 and by the turn of the twentieth century was the main metropolitan center of Darke County. By 2000, it was the largest city in the county. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_013_1
Subjects: Sports and recreation facilities; Swimming pools
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Students began raising money in 1913 to build a gymnasium for the college, and it opened in 1920. It included a lobby, swimming pool, stage, and also two bowling lanes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F03_025_1
Subjects: Education; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Sports and recreation facilities; Gymnasiums; Universities and colleges; Lake Erie College
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1936, this photograph shows the construction of the athletic field at Carrollton High School in West Carrollton, Ohio. This construction was most likely a part of the Works Progress Administration project, a government office that hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects from April 8, 1935 to June 30, 1943. In the first six months that the WPA existed, more than 173,000 Ohioans, including both men and women, found employment through this program. More than 1, 500 unemployed teachers in Ohio found work through the WPA teaching illiterate adults how to read. In twelve separate counties, primarily in southeastern Ohio, more than twenty-five percent of families had at least one member working for the WPA during the late 1930s. By the end of 1938, these various workers had built or improved 12,300 miles of roads and streets and constructed 636 public buildings, several hundred bridges, hundreds of athletic fields, and five fish hatcheries. WPA employees made improvements to thousands of more buildings, roads, and parks within Ohio. WPA artists also painted a number of murals in Ohio post offices. 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_B13F04_019_001
Subjects: Construction; Sports and recreation facilities; Education; Athletic fields; Schools--Ohio
Places: West Carrollton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated August 4, 1936, this photograph shows the stadium at Oakwood High School in Dayton, Ohio, under construction. The original caption for the photograph reads "Montgomery Co., Dayton, Ohio Stadium at Oakwood High School, Aug 4, 1936." 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_B13F04_022_001
Subjects: Football stadiums; Sports and recreation facilities; Education; Athletic fields; Schools--Ohio
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Akron area YMCA was founded in 1896. The Akron YMCA Building was constructed in the 1920s to house the organization. As a Christian organization, the goal of the YMCA was to give those in need a place to stay, eat, and worship. The indoor pool at the Akron YMCA Building is pictured in the photograph. The building, including the pool, is still in use by the Akron YMCA, as one of their branch locations. The location now houses exercise and sports facilities, while the remodeled living quarters are now private apartments. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F02_024
Subjects: YMCA; Akron (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Swimming; Sports and recreation facilities; Diving for men; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)