Description: Photograph of Bishop Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker swimming in the Kingstown Bay with unidentified individuals while visiting St. Vincent in the West Indies. Bishop Walker was the 66th Bishop appointed to the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was the 10th president of Wilberforce University in the 1940’s and father of Yvonne Walker-Taylor, who became one of the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named the 16th president of Wilberforce University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F10_P_7
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators
 

Description: Carte de visite of Lt. John l. Palmer, who served with Companies G, D, & A of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Company G was recruited from Washington and Columbiana Counties, Ohio, and was also known as the "Salem Light Guard." Company D was recruited from Jackson County, Ohio, and Company A was recruited from Lowell, Washington County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f14_13
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company G; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company D; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Reg
Places: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Columbiana County (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "In an Ohio River Lock Greene Line Steamer" This is a photo of a steamboat in a lock on the Ohio River. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_052_001
Subjects: Steamboats; Ohio River; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph of African-American members of the Federal Theatre Project was taken in Cincinnati in 1936. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00030
Subjects: Dancers; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); 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_B03F538_005
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph showing a group of people outside the Kanawha Hotel was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. The Kanawha Hotel is now an historic landmark, located in Elizabeth, West Virginia. Its construction dates to about 1800, and it was in operation from 1812 through 1928 before being sold as a private residence. Like most of Ewing's work, the photograph was 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_b02_f170
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Hotels
Places: Elizabeth (West Virginia)
 

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_B02F248_14
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Bob Hope backstage at homecoming celebration. In background are Governor Rhodes, Viola Armstrong (mother) and Delores Hope. Held at Auglaize County Fairgrounds, more than 80,000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return to Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Bob Hope served as marshal for the event, and guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, Governor Rhodes, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F6_068
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Rock house on CCC Highway, Montgomery Co., near Dayton, Ohio." As seen from the photograph this house sat on US Route 22 or OH State Route 3. From Cincinnati to Washington Court House, US 22 and State Route 3 follow the 3C Highway which connected Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F09_021_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); Architecture
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows the ice jam above the Lockington Dam. This is a view from upstream, illustrating that the dam holds back ice and protects Dayton further downstream. Lockington Dam is an earthen embankment located across the Loramie Creek in southern Shelby County near the Village of Lockington. The road across the top of the dam is a maintenance road closed to the public. Construction of the dam began in February of 1918 and was completed in October of 1921. It is currently operated by the Miami Conservancy District. The MCD was born as a direct result of the 1913 flood. The Flood of 1913 is known as the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. Soon after the flood, residents raised enough money to hire a young engineer to develop a regional flood protection system that has protected the region since 1922. While maintaining the commitment to its core mission of flood protection, over the years MCD has been at the forefront of emerging water issues, growing as needed to meet the region’s water needs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_014_001
Subjects: Flood control; Dams--1910-1920; Dams--History; Dams--Ohio--Dayton Region--History--20th century--Pictorial works
Places: Lockington (Ohio); Shelby County (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Josephine Klippart and her mother, Mrs. Emeline Rahn Klippart, ca. 1870. Josephine, a painter and illustrator from Columbus, Ohio, specialized in the scientific illustration of Ohio's fishes and birds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00769
Subjects: Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: George H. Kocher identification photograph from the files of the Republic Steel Corporation, Central Alloy District. The Central Alloy District consisted of two plants: one in Canton, Ohio, and one in Massillon, Ohio. Identification photographs were taken over a period of time and logged into the files as one batch on June 3, 1942. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F068_17
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio