File:Ohio Guide chapter heading - Columbus.png

English: "This art deco style illustration for “Columbus” was used in The Ohio Guide. It depicts (from right to left) the Ohio State Office Building, American Insurance Union Citadel (now LeVeque Tower) and City Hall. A bridge, mostly like the Broad Street bridge, spans the Scioto River.

This illustration is a photographic reproduction of a drawing. It is one of a series produced as possible chapter headings for The Ohio Guide. A signature of the artist “A. Koerbling” can also be seen. A signature of the artist “A. Koerbling” can also be seen.

From 1935 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), through its Federal Writers' Project created The American Guide Series, which included forty-eight state guides, as well as supplemental guides for large cities, etc.

The state guides are divided into three sections. In the first section are general essays about the state on things such as agriculture, culture, history, industry, religion, etc. The second section contains an overview of the various cities and towns around the state, as well as enumerating various points of interest. The last section is dedicated to various tours around the state. The tourist is taken from city to city, with turn by turn directions, and descriptions of what can be seen along the way. While much of the country has grown and changed since the guides were written, it is surprising how much remains, and sometimes more surprising what has been lost."