Description: Bird's eye view of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00361
Subjects: Steubenville (Ohio); Aerial photography--History; Landscapes
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Lake Traffic. Waterfront from Terminal Tower. Note freighter near breakwater, freighter coming in at right, freighter at coal dock on extreme right, freighter entering river, and freighter tied up in river partly under bridge." The bridge in this photograph is the Main Avenue (Harold H. Burton Memorial) Bridge, completed in 1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_39_01
Subjects: Shipping--Erie, Lake; Cleveland (Ohio)--Harbor; Harbors--Ohio--Cleveland; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Aerial Photography; Business and Labor; Industries--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Lake Shipping. Lakefront from Terminal Tower. Note 4 freighters and new Coast Guard station." The bridge shown in this photograph is the Main Avenue (Harold H. Burton Memorial) Bridge, finished in 1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_40_01
Subjects: Shipping--Erie, Lake; Cleveland (Ohio)--Harbor; Harbors--Ohio--Cleveland; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Aerial Photography; Business and Labor; Industries--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga 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: Photograph showing Zoar Village. Led by Joseph Bimeler in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They would become known as the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1819. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. Today, the Ohio Historical Society operates a portion of the town as a historic site. A number of the Zoarite buildings are restored and are open to the public. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV9_B02F03_003
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Small towns; Aerial photography
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas 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: This aerial photograph shows the main (also called West) campus of the University of Cincinnati as it was in the 1930s. It appears to have been taken in the later half of the decade, as the stadium renovations performed in 1935-1936 are complete, with greatly increased seating capacity and a press box (visible on the upper left of the stadium). 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_B03F13_024_1
Subjects: College campuses--Ohio; Aerial photography; University of Cincinnati; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton 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: Caption reads: "Key map of Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, explanation in book on Western Reserve Academy." Birds-eye view picture of Western Reserve Academy. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_050_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Maps; Aerial Photography
Places: Hudson (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Montg. Co. Dayton, O. Apr. 23, 1937. Court House Montg. Co." The Montgomery County Courthouse is an historic Greek Revival building located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and the architect, Howard Daniels of New York, designed the building after the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F05_026_001
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio--Dayton; Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Aerial photography
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This series of photographs are adhered together into a panoramic aerial view of downtown Youngstown. In the section at the bottom left, the Realty Guarantee and Trust Company building, designed by architects Morris Schiebel and Edgar Stanley in 1924, features prominently in the foreground. Other visible buildings include Kline's and the People's Furniture Co. From left to right, a number of large commercial buildings can be seen in the foreground, including Ohio Edison and the Realty Guarantee and Trust Company. To the right half of the image is the Federal Plaza West area, historically known for business and commerce. Notable buildings pictured include the Home Savings and Loan Building, the Pick-Ohio Hotel, the G.M. McKelvey Co., Paramount Theaters, Werner's, Richmans, and Hartzelle's. The Mahoning River Valley fills most of the panorama's background, with various mills and houses located along the Mahoning's bank. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F11_012
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning River; Cityscapes; Aerial photography; Downtowns
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning (Ohio)