Description: Regimental colors of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01964
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows the site of the future Ohio State Office Building, Columbus, Ohio, during its excavation, ca. 1929-1931. A power shovel and a dump truck sit side by side. At center right, two men are watching the excavation. Above the excavation site is a fenced-off sidewalk that provides a vantage point for observers and passersby. Visible in the far background is a building bearing the name "Volunteers of America." Groundbreaking for the Ohio State Office Building, 65 South Front Street, took place on November 19, 1929. Construction began in October 1930, and the cornerstone was laid on May 16, 1931. An explosion damaged the structure on April 14, 1932, but the building eventually opened on March 27, 1933. The 14-story building was designed by architect Harry Hake, Frank Bail, and Alfred Hahn. It later became the Ohio Judicial Center. In 2011 the state Supreme Court named the center in honor of the late Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, who was the second-longest-serving chief justice in state history at the time of his death in April 2010. The Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center is considered an excellent example of architecture from the Art Deco period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06924
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio Judicial Center (Columbus, Ohio); Construction industry; Power shovels; Dump trucks
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows two Goodyear blimps in the air, flying above a body of water. Canoes and motorboats are visible on the lake. The name and number of each airship is visible on its tail. The Columbia (N2A) is the left; the Mayflower (N3A) is on the left. Both of these airships likely were built in the 1960s, when the Goodyear-Zeppelin Company developed the GZ-19A model (an airship named "Mayflower" was built in 1963). The GZ-20 model was introduced in 1968; an airship named "Columbia" and based on this model was built in 1969. Zeppelins are a type of airship, named for and invented by Ferdinand von Zeppelin. They are also known as blimps, airships, and dirigibles. Zeppelins once used heated air to become airborne. Over time, hydrogen and helium replaced the heated air. Zeppelins are different than hot-air balloons because balloons float with the wind, while zeppelins have engines that can steer the airship. Militaries have used them in wartime to observe and bomb enemy positions and companies have also utilized them to advertise products. The center of zeppelin production in the United States was Akron, Ohio. In 1916, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company purchased land near Akron to build a plant that could produce zeppelin aircraft. In 1917, the main Goodyear Company created a subsidiary known as the Goodyear Zeppelin Company to manufacture the zeppelins. That same year, the firm received a contract from the federal government to manufacture nine zeppelins for the United States military during World War I. Unfortunately for the company, its manufacturing facilities were not complete in 1917, so Goodyear completed the first airships inside of a large amusement park building in Chicago, Illinois. The military used these airships to bomb and to spy upon enemy positions. At the conclusion of World War I, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company continued to manufacture zeppelins. The firm used most of these ships to advertise its products. Zeppelins originally used heated air or hydrogen, but most of these ships utilized helium to become airborne. During this period, other companies, especially European ones, were constructing airships to transport passengers, including across the Atlantic Ocean. Goodyear also manufactured two airships, the "Akron" and the "Macon," for the United States military during the early 1930s. During World War II, the company manufactured 104 airships for the military at its Akron facility. Following World War II, the Goodyear Zeppelin Company continued to manufacture airships, but it also expanded into producing other types of aircraft and aircraft parts. The main thrust of the company, however, remained the airships. The company now used the zeppelins almost exclusively for advertising purposes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06156
Subjects: Airships; Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation; Zeppelin (airship);
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Stereograph of children by a pond and fountain in Schiller Park, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1862-1876. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03664
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Franklin County; Children; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of officers from the 77th Anti-Aircraft Artillery playing volleyball, Munda, New Georgia, June 17, 1944. The 77th was part of the 37th Infantry Division and was stationed in the Pacific Theater during World War II. They were an Ohio National Guard division, nicknamed the "Buckeye Division." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03415
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Munda, New Georgia (Solomon Islands)
 

Description: Frank Kinney of Cuyahoga County, was electrocuted December 12, 1913, for the Murder of Captain Byrne. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08094
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment; Death row; Portrait photography
Places: Cuyahoga 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_018
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Cover of the "Model Herbarium and Plant Record" owned by John Kenney of Cardington, Ohio, 1895. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05091
Subjects: Botany; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Cardington (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of a workman roofing the garage and workshop. The photo was taken as part of Project No. 28b, Other Structures. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_feb35_b35_50
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Building; Roofing
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a back view of hand-sewn white linen man's shirt with heart decoration, dated ca. 1800-1825. The shirt is loose with gathered wrists and a two-button collar in the front. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04880
Subjects: Shirts, Men's; Popular culture; Clothing and dress
 

Description: These telegrams were sent by members of the Ohio National Guard, stationed in Hocking and Perry counties during the Hocking Valley coal strike of 1884. Both telegrams measure 8" x 5.25" (20.32 x 13.34 cm). The first one-page telegram, dated September 1, 1884, was written by members of Company A of the 17th Regiment. The men ask Governor George Hoadley to be excused from duty in the area because many of them are coal miners and "have relatives and friends in the Hocking Valley mines." The second item, a lengthy seven-page telegram dated September 11, 1884, was sent by Colonel Thomas Dill to Adjutant General Finley in Columbus. Dill urges Finley not to remove the Ohio National Guard from the area, explaining that the situation is still volatile. He also reports that the Hocking County sheriff, who asked for guard protection, still believes that it is needed. Workers in the Hocking Valley, Ohio coal mines decided to strike in 1884 after the Columbus & Hocking Coal & Iron Company sought to lower wages and change working conditions. The strike lasted from June 23, 1884 to March 18, 1885. The Ohio National Guard was called in to prevent violence in August 1884, when strikers rioted to protest being evicted from company housing and the arrival of strikebreakers. Despite their efforts, the workers eventually accepted the reduction in wages and returned to work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1410_1168011_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Ohio Government; Business and labor; Strikes and lockouts; Coal mines and mining; Soldiers; Ohio. National Guard; Governors
Places: New Lexington (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this 1948 photograph Joe Munroe captures Malabar Farm from a neighboring hill. The farm was owned and worked by famed author Louis Bromfield, who was an early advocate of conservation and environmentally-sound farming techniques. Joe 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_B27_F61_JPG150
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956; Farming and rural systems economics; Malabar Farm
Places: Lucas (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)