Jefferson Lake State Park photograph

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Title	Jefferson Lake State Park photograph
Subject	Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Dams Foot paths Landscapes Geography and Natural Resources Ohio--History--Pictorial works Federal Writers' Project
Time Period	1930s 1940s
Place	Richmond (Ohio) Jefferson County (Ohio)
Description	Reverse reads: "Works Progress Administration- Federal Writers Projects- 902 Municipal Building, Akron, Ohio Sept. 8, 1937." Camp Jefferson- C.C.C. S.P. 9 (Colored men) Activity: Lake of 27 acres made by dam built by C.C.C. men scene taken from foot path opposite site of swimming beach, bath houses, etc. being constructed." This photograph is believed to show Jefferson Lake State Park in Richmond, Ohio. The lake and other park facilities were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. The dam was constructed in 1934, while the lake was filled by 1946.
Creator	Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Date of Original	Sept. 8, 1937
Collection	Ohio Guide Photographs
Source	State Archives Series 1039 AV
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	SA1039AV_B12F11_008_001.tif
Image Height	2111
Image Width	2603
File Size	16495296 Bytes
Display File Type	image/jp2
Format	picture
Date created	2010-04-13
Date modified	2013-01-25

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