Description: This image shows a coal tipple at New Castle Lock on the Ohio-Erie Canal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06137
Subjects: Canals--Ohio
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: James Geddes (1763-1838) was a self-trained engineer and surveyor. In 1822, the Ohio Canal Commission hired Geddes to survey possible canal routes in the state. His routes eventually became the routes of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal. He also helped plot the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The engraving comes from Henry Howe's "Historical Collections of Ohio," 1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03970
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Surveying
 

Description: Portrait of Alfred E. Kelley (1789-1859), who was a leading figure in state politics and became the youngest member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1814. He continued in public service as the first mayor of Cleveland beginning in 1815. His support of canal construction led him to become known as the "father of the Ohio canal system." Before long he realized the limitations of canals, and became a proponent of railroads in the 1840s and 1850s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03985
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Cleveland (Ohio); Ohio--Politics and government; Mayors--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a boat in front of a dam, which is a structure use to control the flow of water and/or store water. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Independence Dam| South End." This photograph is part of a series taken by the Board of the Ohio Department of Public Works to document the disrepair of the infrastructure of the Ohio and Erie Canal and Miami-Erie Canal systems in 1916, showing the physical condition of each structure. The Ohio Department of Public Works is one of the oldest departments of state government in continuous existence. Among its other duties, this department was charged with maintenance and administration of the Ohio & Erie and Miami-Erie Canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA936AV_B01_043
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Canals; Lakes & ponds; Dams; Boats; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Defiance (Ohio); Defiance County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a houseboat, which is designed for human residence on the water. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "House Boat at Defiance, O., July, 1916." This photograph is part of a series taken by the Board of the Ohio Department of Public Works to document the disrepair of the infrastructure of the Ohio and Erie Canal and Miami-Erie Canal systems in 1916, showing the physical condition of each structure. The Ohio Department of Public Works is one of the oldest departments of state government in continuous existence. Among its other duties, this department was charged with maintenance and administration of the Ohio & Erie and Miami-Erie Canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA936AV_B01_040
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Canals; Lakes & ponds; Dams; Houses; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Defiance (Ohio); Defiance County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing two unidentified men posing next to a dry dock. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Cleveland Dry Dock, O. & E. Canal, Aug. 1916." The attached description located on the back of the page reads: "PHOTOGRAPH No. 52.| CLEVELAND DRY DOCK.| Said dry dock was originally built for the dockage of canal boats which had a width of some 15 feet. A steam dredge is now in operation on this portion of the canal and can not be dry docked until present dock is repaired. Additional width is needed to admit same." This photograph is part of a series taken by the Board of the Ohio Department of Public Works to document the disrepair of the infrastructure of the Ohio and Erie Canal and Miami-Erie Canal systems in 1916, showing the physical condition of each structure. The Ohio Department of Public Works is one of the oldest departments of state government in continuous existence. Among its other duties, this department was charged with maintenance and administration of the Ohio & Erie and Miami-Erie Canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA936AV_B01_052
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Canals; Lakes & ponds; Dams; Ships; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a bank sloping downwards into the water near a paper mill. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Bank Slide at Cleveland Paper Mill, So. of Cleveland, O." The attached description located on the back of the page reads: "PHOTOGRAPHS No's 60 and 61.| CANAL BANK 5-MILE LOCK, CLEVELAND.| At this point the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Cuyahoga River flow adjacent to each other. The river has been dredged from time to time so as to accommodate the passage of lake craft, and in so doing, the canal bank is gradually sliding into the Cuyahoga River. Heavy wooden piles should be driven along the tow of the bank as shown in photograph." This photograph is part of a series taken by the Board of the Ohio Department of Public Works to document the disrepair of the infrastructure of the Ohio and Erie Canal and Miami-Erie Canal systems in 1916, showing the physical condition of each structure. The Ohio Department of Public Works is one of the oldest departments of state government in continuous existence. Among its other duties, this department was charged with maintenance and administration of the Ohio & Erie and Miami-Erie Canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA936AV_B01_061
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Canals; Lakes & ponds; Dams; Papermaking; Mills; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a boat house on the shore of Buckeye Lake. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Near Sayer's Boat House, Buckeye Lake." This photograph is part of a series taken by the Board of the Ohio Department of Public Works to document the disrepair of the infrastructure of the Ohio and Erie Canal and Miami-Erie Canal systems in 1916, showing the physical condition of each structure. The Ohio Department of Public Works is one of the oldest departments of state government in continuous existence. Among its other duties, this department was charged with maintenance and administration of the Ohio & Erie and Miami-Erie Canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA936AV_B01_078
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Canals; Lakes & ponds; Dams; Houses; Buckeye Lake (Ohio)--History;
Places: Millersport (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1876, this photograph shows a view of the Hocking Canal in Lancaster, Ohio, in Fairfield County. The Lancaster Lateral Canal was constructed between 1831 and 1834 with the Ohio and Erie Canal in Carroll, Ohio. After the canal was purchased by the state of Ohio, the canal was extended to connect Lancaster to Athens. The entire 56-mile canal, which started in Carroll and ended in Athens, was finished in 1843 and was known as the Hocking Canal. The canal was closed in the early 1890s, due in part to damage from flooding and competition from the Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F05_001_1
Subjects: Canals; Hocking Canal; Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio--History; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Miami and Erie Canal near Dayton, Ohio, in 1911. A canal boat in disrepair sinks into the water. The Miami and Erie Canal connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati and Lake Erie in Toledo and was completed in 1845. The photograph's original caption reads "This is a picture of an abandoned Canal Boat, back of the Fairgrounds, Montgomery 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_B02F05_007
Subjects: Canals; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio; Boats; Geography and Natural Resources
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows the Miami and Erie Canal in Dayton, Ohio. Work began on the Miami and Erie Canal in 1825 and was completed in 1845. During the peak of construction, more than four thousand laborers worked on the canal, generally earning 30 cents per day plus room and board. Many recent immigrants to the United States, especially the Irish, survived thanks to jobs on the canals. Other people, like the residents of the communal society at Zoar, also helped construct canals to assist the survival of their community. Many of Ohio’s communities today, including Akron, began as towns for the canal workers. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until the late 1800s. There is a short stretch in the Muskingum Valley near Zanesville still in operation today. By the 1850s, however, canals were losing business to the railroads. 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_B02F06_003
Subjects: Canals Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History; Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Transportation--Ohio; Public works
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a boat in the Miami and Erie Canal near Dayton in Montgomery County, showing how the boats were moved through the water. Generally, a rope was attached to a horse or donkey which pulled the boat while walking on a towpath along the canal. The Miami and Erie Canal connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio and Lake Erie in Toledo, Ohio and was completed in 1845. 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_B02F06_011
Subjects: Canals Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History; Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)