Description: Four photographs document the 1966 Paint Valley Jamboree. The oldest country music show in Ohio, the Jamboree has been a Bainbridge staple since 1965. The photographs are 2" x 2" (5.08 cm x 5.08 cm) slides. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3266_6642585_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Festivals
Places: Bainbridge (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); Chillicothe (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Federal #1. May Festival at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati, Oho. W.P.A. Symphonic Unit (40 pieces, directed by Nicholas Gabor), furnished the music for the festival. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal No. 1. (Writers') District #16. 5-16-36 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F10_017_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Festivals; Concerts; W.P.A.; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Three photographs, taken around 1966, show the Jackson Apple Festival in Jackson, Ohio. The first photograph is a street scene during the festival. A second image shows the Victory Grange No. 1392 tent, while the third shows an apple butter-making tent. The Jackson Chamber of Commerce established the Jackson County Apple Festival in the late 1930s. Apple growing was at the time a leading industry in the county. Festival activities include parades, music, rides, and exhibits. The slides measure 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3021_3636496_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Plants and Animals; Festivals; Tents; Apples
Places: Jackson (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "The May festival, a W.P.A. recreational program for school children, Norwood, Ohio 1936." On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act was part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. Roosevelt hoped that his New Deal would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression, would help end the current economic downturn, and would help prevent another depression from occurring in the future. The most important accomplishment of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act was the creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. Many of these projects were similar to ones sponsored by the Public Works Administration. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. In addition to hiring people from traditionally working-class backgrounds, the WPA also created programs for academics, actors, and artists. Among these programs was the Federal Arts Project, which paid artists to paint murals in public buildings, to teach art classes, and to catalog pieces of art. The Federal Writers' Project hired people to compile histories of communities across the United States. The Federal Theater Project employed actors and directors to bring live theater productions to towns and cities throughout the United States. 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_006_1
Subjects: Festivals; Recreation; Music and Dance; Schools--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Ellen Mumma seated at a spinning wheel while children look on, taken at ComFest for the Columbus Free Press in June 1982. ComFest, short for "Community Festival," is an annual volunteer-run event in Columbus, Ohio, first organized in 1972. The festival was originally put on by a group of local progressive organizations including the Columbus Free Press, the Columbus Community Food Co-op, the Open Door Clinic, and others; it is now an independent non-profit. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F10_03
Subjects: Festivals; Civic organizations; Social services--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--History; Textile arts;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken for the Columbus Free Press showing ComFest vendors at booths set up along the street, June 1980. ComFest, short for "Community Festival," is an annual volunteer-run event in Columbus, Ohio, first organized in 1972. The festival was originally put on by a group of local progressive organizations including the Columbus Free Press, the Columbus Community Food Co-op, the Open Door Clinic, and others; it is now an independent non-profit. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F10_01
Subjects: Festivals; Civic organizations; Social services--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--History; Jewelry;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)