Description: Portrait of Albert Belmont Graham at 31 years old, Springfield, Ohio, 1905. Based on his experiences as a school superintendent in rural Ohio, Graham advocated for the consolidation of rural schools and promoted agricultural education. He is best known as the founder of the Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs which became the 4-H organization. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01112
Subjects: Education
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio);
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this is a photograph of an attic in disarray in Athens County, Ohio, as identified by a caption on the reverse which reads "Athens Co. Attic." 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_B01F14_005_001
Subjects: Attics--History; Athens (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Eva Walker on the campus at Wilberforce University. She was the wife of Bishop Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker, 10th president of Wilberforce University and 66th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Eva and Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker were the parents of Yvonne Walker-Taylor who became one of the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named president of Wilberforce in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F06_C_3
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Howard University; Wilberforce University; African American Educators; African American women
 

Description: Portrait of Jeremiah Morrow (1771-1852), who was the ninth governor of Ohio. Morrow served from 1822 to 1826. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04012
Subjects: Governors; Ohio History--State and Local Government
 

Description: National colors of the 51st Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 51st Reg't. O.V.V.I. Dobsons Ford. Stone River. Chickamauga. Lookout Mounta[in.] Missio[nary] Ri[dge] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01984
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of James A. Campbell and family relaxing at his home in Liberty Township, Ohio, ca. 1920-1929. Charles Adams Platt designed Campbell's home, located at 3434 Logan Ave. Built from 1917 to 1918, the 13,000 square foot Georgian-style residence had 52 rooms and two wings. The Campbell family resided in the home until the 1940s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05557
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Industrialists; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Factories; Families; Children
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of PFC Bruce Prater and SP4 Michael Harsh, 8th Radio Research Group, taken in Phu Bai, Vietnam, October 1967. Michael Harsh enlisted in the Army in July 1966 at 20 years old. He married while in basic training in December 1966, and went back to military school before being called up to Vietnam in June 1967. He served in Vietnam from June of 1967 to June of 1968, working in communications on General Cryptographic Repair . He spent his remaining time in service between Germany and Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and was discharged in June of 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03434
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Vietnam War; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs;
Places: Phu Bai (Vietnam)
 

Description: The Baum - Longworth - Taft House, was built in 1820 for Martin Baum, was later occupied by Nicholas Longworth and finally was the home of Charles P. Taft, the half-brother of William Howard Taft. In 1908, William Howard Taft accepted the presidential nomination while standing underneath the home's portico. The house and the Tafts' art collection was bequeathed to the city of Cincinnati in 1927. After the deaths of Charles and his wife in 1929 and 1931, the house was remodeled and reopened as the Taft Museum in 1932. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F07_002_1
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Buildings; Galleries & museums
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Republic Steel Corporation Collection (MSS 192) consists of 13,000 black and white photographic negatives, 2,000 color photographic negatives, and many 35 mm slides which document Republic Steel Corporation’s main production facilities and its subsidiaries, 1941-1975. This collection also includes images of social events such as company picnics, award banquets, and dances. Founded in 1899, Republic Iron and Steel Company was a steel production company based in Youngstown, Ohio, and the result of a consolidation of 34 steel mills across the United States including the Mahoning Valley’s Brown Bonnell Iron Company, Andrews Brothers and Company, and Mahoning Iron Company. From 1927-1937, Republic Iron and Steel Company expanded its reach by acquiring a number of other companies such as Trumbull Steel Company in Warren, Ohio, and Central Alloy Steel Corporation in Canton, Ohio. With its expansion, Republic Iron and Steel Company became the third largest steel producer in the United States behind United States Steel Corporation and Bethlehem Steel Company, and changed its name to Republic Steel Corporation to reflect its new status. After the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the Corporation’s production increased by 33%. This increased production continued into the 1950s and 1960s as the company continued to be one of the leading developers of steel production technology. Due to a myriad of factors including decreased demand for steel from automobile manufacturers and imported foreign steel, steel sales declined and in 1984 the Republic Steel Corporation was purchased by LTV Corporation, which led to the closure of the Youngstown plant. LTV filed for bankruptcy in December 2000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B02F250_08
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative depicting a baseball team that was likely company sponsored, in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. A man in the front row holds a megaphone with the words, "Chief Rooter." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07841
Subjects: Baseball; Sports
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hand-sewn pink printed cotton girl's dress with banded high waist, with off-the-shoulder puff sleeves and decorated with floral design and plumes. Marysville, Union County, Ohio, ca. 1830. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04909
Subjects: Dresses; Popular culture; Clothing and dress; Children's clothing
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Clark County, Springfield, Ohio, Oct. 17, 1936. Wittenberg Ave. Underpass Bridge, upper view." The WPA plaque can be seen on the right side of the bridge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F06_10_01
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Bridges--Ohio; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)