Description: The homes at Loveland Farms in the first phases of construction by the Buckeye Land Company, ca. 1919. These homes were located on the southside of Youngstown. The Loveland Farms development was the most exclusive of the Sheet and Tube housing developments, only offering homes to skilled workmen, foremen and superintendents. They were available for purchase to white American-born employees of the company only. The Buckeye Land Company would offer these homes with life insurance policies to qualified employees of the company. Other housing complexes were built to house foreign-born and African American workers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05520
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning 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_B02F310_01
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Winter scene of a rural farmhouse, taken sometime between 1935-1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_001_008_001
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History.; rural Ohio; farmhouse; winter
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of Michael DiSalle giving his inaugural address on January 12, 1959 in Columbus, Ohio. DiSalle was an Ohio Democrat who served as governor from 1959 until 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07795
Subjects: Ohio--Capital and capitol; Inauguration; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin 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_B04F810_005
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads:" Entrance to Youngstown College Youngstown, Ohio Mahoning County." Picture shows Jones Hall at the corner of Wick and Lincoln avenues in Youngstown, Ohio. Jones hall is a three story limestone structure build in the Tudor architectural style, with oriel windows and a four-centered (Tudor) arch entrance way flanked by octahedral crossing towers. The towers each feature an octahedral spire with a cross-shaped finial at the top. The picture appears to be taken from the edge of the road so a cement sidewalk separates the building from the foreground. Several large trees grow in the lawn outside of the building. Formerly known as simply the "main building," Jones Hall was renamed in 1967 in honor of Howard W. Jones, former president of Youngstown College. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F11_003_001
Subjects: Youngstown College, Youngstown, Ohio; Youngstown (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works;
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning (Ohio)
 

Description: William McKinley's Civil War diary details his service with Company E of the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) at Camp Jackson (later Camp Chase) in Ohio and throughout Virginia. He mentions daily activities, including drill, visits, prayer meetings, and troop movements, from June to November of 1861. McKinley also writes in detail about the Battle of Carnifex Ferry, his first major battle, including his fears and the actions of Major Rutherford B. Hayes, another future president. The diary is approximately 72 pages and measures 3.5" x 6" (8.89 x 15.24 cm). The first several pages, which are torn and illegible, are not included here. 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. His running mate, Theodore Roosevelt, then became president. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1351_1152662_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Presidents and Politics; American Civil War, 1861-1865; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Hayes, R. B. (Rutherford Birchard), 1822-1893; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Virginia; Niles (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: Infantry flag painted by Robert Needham in the 1960s. Silk flag of the national colors served as the camp colors of the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag in this painting was manufactured in the United States between 1863 and 1865 as separate front and back pieces that were sewn together. The 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered into service on August 19, 1862. The regiment took part in the siege of Knoxville, the Atlanta Campaign, and the battles of Franklin and Nashville. The regiment was mustered out at Camp Harker, Tennessee, on June 15, 1865. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02409
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Textile--silk; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 45th (1862-1865)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This pal book is in a black three-ring binder with lined pages full of journal entries, colored pencil drawings, black and white snapshots, clippings, bird feathers and pressed flowers. It was written from December 1949 to December 1950 by Opal Ashcraft. She kept the book for her birding pal, Arlene Kunkel of Knox County. Opal Ashcraft's diary entries tell of her family, farm, friends, community, books, area bird sightings, and nature observations. A list of 118 birds seen in 1950 appears in the beginning of the book. The book measures 9.24" x 7" (23 x 18 cm). Opal Ashcraft was born in Indiana on December 19, 1890. She and her husband Harvey Leonard Ashcraft lived on a farm in Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio, where they raised two sons, Garth and Duane. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3524_6642591_001
Subjects: Ohio Women; Daily life; Plants and Animals; Literary Ohio; Birds
Places: Fort Recovery (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio)
 

Description: Southwest corner Plum and Eighth Sts, 325 W 8th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. St. Peter in Chains Cathedral has been located in Cincinnati since the early years of Ohio statehood. As the population of the city and the state grew in the first decades of the nineteenth century, the original cathedral was not large enough. The Roman Catholic population in the region grew significantly, especially as German immigrants moved to the region. In 1840, Bishop John Purcell purchased the land to build a new, much larger, building. Construction of the cathedral began in 1841 and was completed in 1845. Architect Henry Walter designed the new cathedral, utilizing elements from classical Greek architecture in its design. At the time, St. Peter in Chains was the tallest building in the city. As Cincinnati continued to grow and change over time, the Cathedral's location proved to be detrimental. By the 1930s, few of the parish's members still lived near the church, and the neighborhood surrounding it had deteriorated. Archbishop John T. McNichols moved the diocese headquarters to Fairview, abandoning the old cathedral in 1938. This change only lasted until 1950, when Archbishop Karl J. Alter decided to return to St. Peter in Chains. Alter recognized that city leaders wanted to revitalize the downtown, and determined that a restored and enlarged cathedral could be an important part of the renovations. Work was completed by 1957, with the rededication ceremony taking place on November 3, 1957. Because of Cincinnati's prominence in the West in the nineteenth century and the diocese's continued leadership in the twentieth century, St. Peter in Chains Cathedral has hosted the ordination of many bishops, priests, and deacons. Reverse reads: "St. Peter's Cathedral, 8th and Plum St. Cinn Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F15_032_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Catholic church--Ohio--Cincinnati; Walter, Henry, d. 1851.
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_B05F0913_002
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: On the cover of Union League of Maryland Sixteenth Annual Day Banquet is engraved portrait of Abraham Lincoln by E. A. Wright of Philadelphia. The Banquet occurred on February 12, 1913. The committee includes members Hon. Albert A. Blakeney, Chairman; Col. Henry B. Wilcox; Col. W. Bladen Lowndes; Mr. Charles S. Montell; and Col. Benjamin J. Nusbaum. Page 3 contains the order of toasts given at the Banquet includes toasts from Hon. Albert A. Blakeney, General John R. King, Hon. Porter James McCumber, Hon. Frank B. Willis, Hon. William Purnell Jackson, and Hon. William Edgar Borah. Page 4 consists of the menu for the banquet. Page 5 lists the Recpetion Committee included members General William D. Gill, Chairman; Harry C. Algire, M. D.; Stephen R. Mason; Robert J. Beacham; Harry W. Nice; William M. Carson; George W. Padgett; James E. Godwin; J. Frank Robinson; Charles H. Heintzeman; Clinton O. Richardson; Percy C. Hennighausen; William F. Stone; John A. Janetzke, Sr.; Albert M. Sproessor; John A. Keithl E. Clay Timanus; Gebhard Leimbach; Charles E. Turner; Napoleon B. Lobe; Robert M. Welch; and J. Carlisle Wilmer. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F11_006_01
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Celebrations; Presidents