Description: This image is of a chalkboard made of slate and wood. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8324
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Withrow High School, located on Madison Road at the junction of Erie Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer. Federal Project No. 1 (Writers') 5-21-36" Withrow High School (formerly East Side High School) is a public high school at 2520 Madison Avenue on the east side of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools. The school opened in 1919 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 with other historic buildings in Ohio. Frederick W. Garber's firm was involved in the school's design known for its arching entry bridge, 114 foot clock tower, plantings and trees, 27 acre campus, and large sports complex. Garber also designed Walnut Hills High School, Rothenberg School and Westwood Elementary (formerly Westwood School). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F14_016_1
Subjects: Garber, Frederick; Cincinnati (Ohio). Withrow High School; Withrow High School; Cincinnati (Ohio). Public Schools; Cincinnati Public Schools; Public schools--Ohio--Cincinnati
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption on back reads: Among a number of historical stained glass windows located on the second floor of the Cincinnati City Hall (Plum Street entrance), this one measuring approximately 10x12 ft., containing the following inscription: On September the 22nd 1788, a large company of Kentuckians headed by Colonel Patterson and John Filson crossed the Ohio river and were met by Judge Symmes Israel Ludlow and Mathias Denman who came from Limestone. On what now is the landing they dedicated the city by the name of Losantiville which appropriate ceremonies- On January the 2nd 1790 Governor St. Clair arrived and made Losantiville the county town naming it Cincinnati after the newly founded society of that name. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F14_022_1
Subjects: City halls--United States; Stained glass windows
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_B05F0876_030
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph showing two young siblings seated on a welcome mat 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_B22_F1790
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Children; Families
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: The pictured wooden tool is a molding plane, used to cut decorative patterns into lumber such that the wood is suitable for use as interior molding. It is marked 'Mart 0'. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H73332
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Tools
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Capt. Thomas J. Reynolds' showboat, Majestic. Customers departing, ca. 1939." Built in 1920, the Majestic is the last of the original traveling showboats on the Ohio River. It is a registered historic riverboat in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on December 20, 1989. It is currently permanently docked at the Cincinnati Public Landing and is a venue for comedies and musicals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_022_001
Subjects: Showboats; Ohio River
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Pig iron being poured into pig machine at Pittsburgh Coal Works Company, Pittsburgh, PA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F127_010
Subjects: Slag; Cinder Car; Steel Industry; Hot Metal Car; Mixer Car; William B. Pollock; Ladle; Pig casting machine
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio); Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: A photo of workmen sawing logs into lumber. This photo was taken as part of Project No. 3, Fire Hazard. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_feb35_b35_31
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Lumber
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Even with advancements in technology, farms in the 1970s still needed to check for proper seed depth to ensure even planting. This 1974 photograph by Joe Munroe shows a farmer following behind a 12-row seed planter on a farm to measure its accuracy. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B11_F01_JPG073c
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agriculture; Farm life; Farming; Farm equipment
Places: Iowa
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery Co.,Dayton,O.,Jan.1938 NEW ADMINISTRATION BLDG.at SOLDIERS' HOME FOR OFFICE FILE ONLY DO NOT REMOVE" The Dayton Soldiers' Home, originally known as the Central Branch of The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS), was made possible by congressional legislation signed by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1865. The Central Branch was one of the original three branches that served the disabled Veterans of the Civil War. National focus was placed on the hospital, which opened in 1870 and was widely regarded as the best hospital in the United States at that time. National focus was also placed on the Home Church since it was the first permanent church constructed by the U.S. Government. As healthcare technology advanced, the focus shifted away from providing a home like environment to becoming a modern healthcare facility. Today, it is the site of the Dayton VA Medical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F05_028_001
Subjects: Soldiers' homes--Ohio--Dayton; Veterans--Medical care
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this is a photograph of a collage depicting different processes of baseball production. A caption on the photograph's reverse reads "Life looks inside a baseball." 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_B03F11_004_1
Subjects: Baseball; Industries--Ohio; Business and labor; Employees
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)