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_B05F0876_014
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1880-1890, this silk quilt displays a multi-colored Lemoyne Star pattern and is bound in red silk. The quilt is backed with pink and green cotton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H6503_001
Subjects: Quilts; Textiles; Art and artists; Blankets
Places: Catasauqua (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: This image shows the front exterior of the school that Ulysses S. Grant attended as a boy living in Georgetown, Ohio. The view of the one-story structure, located at 508 South Water Street, shows two front entrances and two chimneys at either end Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, in April 1822. In 1823 his parents moved twenty miles east to Georgetown, where his father opened a tannery. Ulysses worked in his father's tannery, and from the ages of about six to thirteen, he attended classes in the little schoolhouse on Water Street. The building, built in 1829, consisted of only one room at that time. The teacher was John White, whom Grant mentioned in his memoirs. Later Grant attended an academy in Maysville, Kentucky, for a year, and then John Rankin's academy at Ripley for a year. His father then succeeded in getting him appointed to West Point where, through a bureaucratic error, his name was listed as Ulysses Simpson Grant. The information written on the back of the original photograph reads: "Caption. Ulysses S. Grant Schoolhouse, Georgetown, Photograph by Gertrude Shockey. This photo must be returned to OHIO WRITERS' PROJECT #8 E. Chestnut St., Columbus, Ohio." The old Grant Schoolhouse at Georgetown O. as it looks today, having been erected in 1804 as nameplate verifies. Gen. and Pres. Grant once attended school in this building now [number crossed out] years old, and proudly commemorated to his memory. Photo by Gertrude Shockey Georgetown, O." Note the discrepancy concerning the date of the school's construction as reported in the photocaption. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06455
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; School buildings; Schools--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Georgetown (Ohio); United States. Work Progress Administration
Places: Georgetown (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: A view of the cottage that housed the small cabin where Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The exterior cottage protected the cabin while it was on display at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio.The exterior of the stone cottage includes a tall chimney, a triangular-shaped roof, and windows with triangular panes of glass. In 1888 the cabin was removed from its original site in Point Pleasant and placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterward it was moved to Goodale Park (Columbus, Ohio) as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus, where it remained until 1936 when the Ohio Historical Society, under a legislative order, returned it to its original site in Point Pleasant. The cabin has been restored with period furniture and opened to public tours. Grant Birthplace is located at 1551 State Rt 232, in Point Pleasant, in Clermont County, just off of U.S. Route 52, about five miles east of New Richmond. Ulysses Simpson Grant was an American military leader during the Civil War and the eighteenth president of the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05794
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic sites Ohio; Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Birthplaces
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "People at work + play C. W. ACKERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER 302 1227 ? MA. 5693 CLEVELAND. O" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F10_006_001
Subjects: Bridges Ohio; Swimming
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: A view of a cinder car made by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F126_035
Subjects: Slag; Cinder Car; Steel Industry; Hot Metal Car; Mixer Car; William B. Pollock
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Main entrance to University Hall, University of the City of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio." University Hall was completed in 1931. The University of Toledo was established in 1872, and in 1967 became a member of the state university system. It is one of the thirteen state universities in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F12_018_1
Subjects: University of Toledo; College buildings--Ohio--Toledo; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four photographs document events in Canton, Ohio that marked the 50th anniversary of the death of President William McKinley. The anniversary was marked by the rededication of the McKinley Memorial and a parade. The parade followed the route taken by the McKinley funeral procession in 1901. Various industries were invited to participate in the parade. Among the floats was "Remember the Maine," sponsored by the Timken Roller Bearing Company. The final image shows the end of the parade at the memorial. The photographs measure between 2.5" x 6" (6.35 x 15.24 cm) and 5" x 8" (12.7 x 20.32 cm). William McKinley (1843-1901), the twenty-fifth president of the United States, was born in Niles, Ohio. He enlisted in the army at the outbreak of the Civil War and, after being mustered out, studied law and opened a law office in Canton, Ohio. McKinley served in the U.S. Congress for 14 years, and became president in 1897, largely due to the influence of Marcus Hanna, boss of the Cleveland political machine. McKinley was most noted for his foreign policy and the conduct of the Spanish-American War in 1898. It was during McKinley's administration that the U.S. acquired its first overseas possessions in the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. He was re-elected in 1900, but was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in 1901. President McKinley was shot in Buffalo, New York on September 6th, died there on September 11th and was buried in Canton on September 19, 1901. His running mate, Theodore Roosevelt, then became president. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3233_4401940_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Architecture; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidents; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Monuments & memorials; Building dedications; Parades & processions; Floats (Parades); Horses; Crowds
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bert Walker, of Summit County, was electrocuted November 10, 1930, for the murder of Harland F. Manes of Akron, Ohio. He was a white male, age 41 and his occupation is unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08204
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: A black and white image of Glendale, a suburb of Cincinnati. Glendale has been placed on the National Historical Landmark register by the U. S. Department of Interior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06848
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio);
Places: Glendale (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photo taken between 1935-1943, original date unknown. Marietta College is one of Ohio's oldest continually operating institutions of higher education. In 1830 the Reverend Luther Bingham, a pastor in the Congregationalist Church, established the Institute for Education. Local citizens in Marietta then created the Marietta Collegiate Institute and Western Teachers' Seminary, a non-denominational institution. In 1835, this college became known simply as Marietta College. Throughout its history, Marietta College has emphasized a commitment to a liberal arts education. The institution has desired to create a well-rounded student, knowledgeable in a wide variety of subjects. Marietta was the first permanent settlement of the United States of America in the territory north and west of the Ohio River. Originally known as Adelphia, meaning "brotherhood," Marietta was the first settlement founded by the Ohio Company of Associates in the Northwest Territory in 1788. The company's investors renamed the community after Queen Marie Antoinette of France, in honor of France's contributions to the American victory in the American Revolution. The first settlers were led by Rufus Putnam, who was one of the Ohio Company's early investors. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F01_068
Subjects: Marietta (Ohio); Universities and colleges; College buildings; Education, Higher--Ohio--History
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Campbell works ore bridge, viewed from the east. Ore bridges are specialized gantry cranes used to move ore to and from stock piles. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F17_002
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Campbell works; Steel industry; Ore bridges
Places: Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning Country (Ohio)