Ohio at Play (SOHIO, 1939)

Film advertising specific recreational sites in the state of Ohio, including the Toledo Zoo, Cedar Point, Indian Lake, and Coney Island in Cincinnati. Shows people enjoying themselves while participating in a variety of leisure activities. The film was produced in 1939 by ESCAR, Inc. and sponsored by Standard Oil Company of Ohio (SOHIO). It was part of SOHIO's 'Let's Explore Ohio' advertising campaign.
This digitized 16mm film is from the Cinecraft Productions collection at the Hagley Museum and Library. For more information about the collection, please check out www.hagley.org/cinecraft
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[@mikemontgomery5755]

Wondering what it was like, prices for a family

[@farajaraf]

Cool history video. Note the fact that no Black people are present in these parks shows that segregation was practiced just as well as the south.