Description: This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) depicts Union Bethel Chapel, with W.H. Kings's Saloon sharing the building with the address 30 Third Street. To the left at 29 Third Street is Harry, Davidson & Co; Ship, Chandlery & Boat Stores and at 28 Third Street is Slimer & Raipe Meat Store. To the right at 38 Third Street is J. Giddings Ice, Vegetables, Can Fruits & Preserves. Cincinnati Union Bethel was founded in 1830 as a religious and social outreach organization for riverboat operators. Itself initially run from a riverboat, CUB moored itself in 1871 to a block bounded by Front, Sycamore and Broadway, currently part of the site of Great American Ballpark. With the growth of manufacturing operations along Third Street, CUB shifted its mission to minister to single women and children working in the factories. A new five-story building at Third and Lytle, the Anna Louise Inn, was opened Memorial Day 1909 and remains in operation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_032_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture; Central Business Districts; Storefronts--United States--Pictorial works; Charitable organizations--Ohio--Cincinnati; Chapels--Ohio--Cincinnati--1920-1930; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Probably dated to the 1930s, this photograph shows an abandoned storefront in Port Washington in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, possibly a house converted to a store. 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_B14F02_012_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Abandoned buildings--Pictorial works; Central business districts; Storefronts--United States--Pictorial works; Works Progress Administration; Commercial architecture
Places: Port Washington (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1937, this photograph shows an ally in a Cincinnati neighborhood in Hamilton County, Ohio. 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_B04F03_07_01
Subjects: Alleys--Cincinnati (Ohio); Buildings--Cincinnati (Ohio); Central Business Districts; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1953, this photograph shows a busy two-lane street in downtown Bowling Green, Ohio, with automobile and pedestrian traffic. Bowling Green businesses seen here along Main Street include Ross Bakery, Woodco Furniture, the Cla-Zel Theater, Western Auto Associate Store, J.W. Whitker & Co. Furniture, Howard's Restaurant and Liquors, Davis Tires, F.O.E., Elks, Frigidaire Appliances, Byers Floor Coverings, and Rogers Bros, among others. This 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_B14F12_001_001
Subjects: Streets; Automobiles; Storefronts; Central business districts; Pedestrians
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows 5th and Vine Streets in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dow's Drugstore is on the right, owned by Cora Dow Goode, who took over her father's (Edwin B. Dow) business. She was only the second woman to graduate from the Cincinnati College of Pharmacy and opened several drug stores in the Cincinnati area, and eventually established the Dow Drug Company. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collection 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_B04F02_18_01
Subjects: Streets--Ohio--Cincinnati; Central Business Districts; Dow Drug Co.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated June 9, 1937, this photograph shows an unidentified alley in Cincinnati, Ohio, east of Pendleton Street. This alley is probably today's Dandridge Street. 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_B04F03_12_01
Subjects: Alleys--Cincinnati (Ohio); Buildings--Cincinnati (Ohio); Central Business Districts; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "District #5, 902 Municipal Bldg. Akron, Ohio. November 19, 1937. Public Square, Canton, Ohio, looking north on Market Ave. County courthouse does not show but is on the immediate left. Stark Co." This photograph depicts downtown Canton, Ohio looking north from Market Avenue in the Public Square. There is a Gray's Drug Store on the left hand side of the street and a Lowe's and "Man's Store" on the right. Many trolly lines are visible above the streets and cars make their way through downtown. Canton is also home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the McKinley National Memorial, the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, and the First Ladies National Historic Site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_002_001
Subjects: Canton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Central business districts; Canton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "District #5, 902 City Bldg. Akron, Ohio. Dec. 1, 1937. View on Lincoln Way East, in the heart of the business section of Massillon." This photograph depicts downtown Massillon, Ohio east from Lincoln Way. There is a trolley on the left side of the frame and several people standing on the sidewalk. The storefronts include the Massillon Savings and Loan Co., Rosenbergs Shoe Rebuilding Shop, and a Herman Bros. Massillon is located about 50 miles south of Cleveland, and along with Canton, is one of the principal cities of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_003_001
Subjects: Central business districts; Trolley buses; Storefronts--United States--Pictorial works; Massillon (Ohio)--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Massillon (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a street on the Ohio University campus looking north, showing the city as it existed between 1909-1914. Athens is the county seat of Athens County, Ohio. Members of the Ohio Company of Associates sent the first settlers into the area in 1797, establishing the town of Athens in 1798. According to the federal government's requirements, the Ohio Company of Associates had to establish an institution of higher education within its land grant. The company leaders chose Athens as the site for the school that eventually became known as Ohio University. Ohio University was established in 1804, with the first classes offered in 1809. Although initially more equivalent to a high school level course of instruction due to lack of a skilled faculty, by 1822 Ohio University offered a traditional college program. Athens became the county seat in 1805, and by 1880, Athens was a thriving town with six churches, three newspapers, and two banking institutions. 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_B01F14_001_001
Subjects: Architecture; Buildings; Daily Life; Central business districts; Education; Universities and colleges; Ohio University; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)