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_B05F0829_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the construction of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Campbell works blast furnace "D". In the foreground, bricks for lining are pictured. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F16_003
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Campbell works; Blast furnaces--Design and construction; Steel industry
Places: Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning Country (Ohio)
 

Description: Missouri flag is a field of red white and blue with the shield of Missouri in the center. In the center of a circle of blue with white stars is a bear with a star above his head on the left and the Missouri Coat of Arms on the right. Two grizzly bears are standing on a banner that reads "Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto" and they are holding a banner that reads "United we stand, divided we fall". The flag is made of rayon and measures 120 by 170 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65262_001
Subjects: State Flags; Communication artifacts; Ceremonial artifact
Places: Missouri
 

Description: This photograph shows the 1980 Soap Box Derby, held in Akron, Ohio, at Derby Downs. This aerial view includes the track, the blurred images of three cars at the finish line, the vast crowd of spectators, and parking lot beyond. The Soap Box Derby had its origins during the 1930s. Children in Dayton, Ohio, manufactured their own cars. They would build these cars from discarded lumber and other items and then race the autos down hills in the community. The cars were not powered by gasoline or any other type of fuel. The cars simply rolled down the hill with a child inside. The winner was the child that reached the bottom of the hill first. Myron Scott, a Dayton reporter, covered one of these races. He decided that children across the United States could enjoy this activity, and he began to promote it across the country. In 1934, Dayton held the first "All-American Race," where soap box racers from across the country brought their creations to race. The following year, the race moved to Akron, Ohio, due to its hillier terrain. Since 1935, the All-American Soap Box Derby has taken place in Akron. In 1936, Akron city officials decided to build a permanent facility for the race. With the assistance of the Works Progress Administration, one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs, the city completed Derby Downs, a soap box racetrack. Thousands of children from across the United States and from other nations have come to race their creations at Derby Downs every year since the track's completion. The only exception to this was a four-year period during World War II, when many activities, including soap box derbies, came to a halt so that people could concentrate on the war effort. Today, children compete for college scholarships in addition to other prizes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06151
Subjects: All-American Soap Box Derby; Coaster cars; Soap box derbies--Ohio; Aerial photographs;
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "The Street of Long Term Payment Jewelry Stores. Prospect Avenue west of 9 street, Cleveland. District #4, Cleveland. File Negative #53. Project Photographer: Frank Jaffa, 1940." This is a view of Prospect Avenue, facing west, near the intersection of East 6th Street. The sidewalk is bustling with shoppers in this busy area. In the foreground is a jewelry store with a sign in the window which reads: "Diamonds - Watch - Jewelry Slashed 1/2 or more during our Great Removal Sale!" Just past shop can be seen the awning over the entrance to the Colonial Marketplace Arcade, and next to that, the Colonial Hotel which was located at 527 Prospect Avenue (now the Residence Inn Marriott Downtown Cleveland). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F10_09_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Hotels--Ohio--Cleveland
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This carte de visite photograph of General William Stark Rosecrans is from the William T. Sherman Photograph Album, ca. 1865-1880. Rosecrans is wearing a formal frock coat or overcoat consistent with a Union General's uniform from the Civil War-era. Rosecrans, also known as "Old Rosy," was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1819. He rose to the rank of Major General in the Union Army after several decisive victories in the Civil War; however, his military career ended after a devastating loss to Confederate forces at the Battle of Chickamauga. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04284
Subjects: Generals; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military officers
Places: Delaware (Ohio); Delaware County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Clinton County Courthouse. February 16, 1938. Clinton County Courthouse, Wilmington, Ohio. Photo by Federal Writers' Project, Dayton, Ohio." In 1915, Clinton County passed a resolution declaring a new courthouse was needed. During a competition, the design was awarded to plans submitted by the architectural firm of Weber, Werner & Adkins with a budget of $300,000 allotted to the project. The courthouse was dedicated in 1919 to much ceremony. The courthouse somewhat resembles the old U.S. Capitol before the Civil War additions. The rusticated foundation is hidden behind a balustrade that wraps around the entire structure. The ground floor consists of smooth stone and arched windows, each with a decorative keystone. The entrances are accessed by a small recessed portico with three large arches. Above the entrances are four colossal Corinthian columns inside a recessed panel. Rectangular windows spread out on either side of this panel, lighting the various rooms within. An entablature supports the flat roof and a balustrade lines the roof. Instead of a typical dome, the building is crowned by a large dome containing a skylight illuminating the stained-glass window inside. The courthouse is included in the Wilmington Commercial Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 1982 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F01_001_1
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio--History. Ohio; Historic buildings--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hot metal ladle made for the Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Indiana Harbor Works. This ladle was built by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B03F86_003
Subjects: Ladles, Foundry; Ladle; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio); Indiana Harbor (Indiana)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a blast furnace engine manufactured by the Ingersoll-Rand Company. The engine provided mechanical power to the blast furnace to allow it to operate. Blast furnaces burn alternating layers of iron ore and coke (as fuel) by forcing in large amounts of air, forming pig iron. This is the first step of the steelmaking process. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Audiovisual Archives, so it likely depicts a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F27_009
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Blast furnaces--Equipment and supplies; Ingersoll-Rand Company
 

Description: Charles Justice was electrocuted October 27, 1911 for the murder of John Shoup, a farmer at Greene County, Ohio. On September 16, 1910, John and William Shoup of Xenia went outside to investigate a commotion among their chickens on their farm. They encountered a man whose description resembled Justice trying to steal their livestock. The thief fired three shots, one which killed John Shoup. According to testimony at the trial, Justice calmly picked up the bag of chickens and walked away. He was convicted of first degree murder on November 3, 1910 in the Greene County Court of Common Pleas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08089
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment; Death row; Portrait photography
Places: Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: In January and February of 1937, weeks of heavy rainfall caused the Ohio River to flood parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, causing $500 million in property damages, and displacing and killing hundreds. By the end of January, the Ohio River measured 80 feet deep in Cincinnati, one of the areas most affected. This photograph is taken from the private bridge of the Wheeling Steel Corp. in Steubenville, Ohio, looking north. At the center are slag piles, and Fort Steuben Bridge is in the distance. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dispatched thousands of relief workers from the Works Progress Administration to rescue flood victims and restore affected cities. In 1935, President 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_B08F06_017_001
Subjects: Wheeling Steel Corporation; Suspension bridges--Ohio; Ohio River; Floods; Natural disasters; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

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