Description: This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_B39_F4651
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Laborers;
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Pomeroy Bend on the Ohio River, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00379
Subjects: Ohio River; Geography
Places: Pomeroy (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a painting of Thomas Welles Bartley (1812-1885), who served as Ohio's 15th governor from April 15 to December 3, 1844. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04098
Subjects: Governors; Ohio History--State and Local Government
 

Description: Original description reads: "Montgomery County - Winter Scene. Seven prosaic sewer links at Municipal Yards, looming, with their touches of snow, as giant tea pots." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_036_001
Subjects: Infrastructure (Economics)--Ohio--Dayton; Sewer-pipe
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This letter from Catharine Barker written to her cousin Abigail Matthews, dated April 29, 1822, consists largely of news about her family and friends. In it, she mentions Abigail's recent visit as well as her upcoming plans to travel "over the mountains." The location at the top of the letter is given as Union, possibly the city in Montgomery County near the Miami County border. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS559_B03F06_006_1
Subjects: Families--Ohio; Family history; Zanesville (Ohio); Correspondence
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: The back of the postcard reads: "I arrived here just in time to miss the train. I had a little accident on my way. The train was 3/4 an hour late. I will leave for Independence, Ohio at 5. With best wishes, yours truly Lazarus Window Display 23 Feb Mar 13. 1934 Dr. C E Rice 1750 S. Union Ave Alliance Ohio" Caption of the postcard reads: "COLUMBUS, OHIO Higs Street Looking South from State." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC864_01_01
Subjects: Street-cars; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a man duck hunting. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_044_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie 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_B03F508_033
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a bridge over the Grand River in northeastern Ohio. The Grand River is a tributary of Lake Erie and initially flows from Trumbull County. It continues through Ashtabula County and then through Lake County, where it ends in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. 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_B01F17_033
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Grand River (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio--History.; Rural Roads; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Rabbi Nathan Zelizer speaking at an Industrial Commission of Ohio Safety Awards Banquet, Portage County, Ohio, October 26, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01064
Subjects: Rabbis; Multicultural Ohio--Ethnic Communities
Places: Portage County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Tyler Davidson Fountain, one of Cinci's most famous landmarks". This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200, 000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_016_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the Buckeye Land Company Office in Youngstown, Ohio, ca. 1910-1919. The Buckeye Land Company, a subsidiary of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, provided housing for Youngstown Sheet and Tube employees. Organized by James A. Campbell, Youngstown Sheet and Tube appropriated $250,000 for the project in May 1916. Eventually the company would complete four housing developments: Blackburn Plat, Overlook Plat, Highview Plat, and Loveland Farms. These neighborhoods not only provided the steelworkers and their families affordable and modern housing, but also provided them with a sense of community. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05569
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History;
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)