Description: National colors of the 99th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: S[t]one River. Snow Hill. Chickamauga. 99th Regt. Lo[o]k O[u]t Mountain. [?] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02070
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

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_02
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Midland Theater in Newark, Ohio, ca. 1930. Located at 36 North Park Place in downtown Newark, the Midland was built by Elford, Inc. and opened on December 20, 1928. After five successful decades, the theater closed in 1978 due to deterioration and decreasing attendance, but was renovated and reopened in 2000. Elford, Inc. was founded in 1910 in Columbus, Ohio, by Edward "Pop" Elford. Edward's son Harold joined the firm in 1923 and the company began to expand. Under Harold's leadership, the company built twelve facilities at Ohio State University, and completed over thirty construction projects for Battelle Memorial Institute. The company went onto build a wide variety of buildings including banks, churches, hospitals, hotels/motels, offices and rental buildings. Significant examples of their work include the Harding Memorial, St. Stephen's Church, and the Dublin (Ohio) Bridge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P390B03F07_001
Subjects: Construction industry; Architecture; Theaters; Arts and entertainment;
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Spectators watch the Columbus Checkers take on the Dayton Gems at the State Fairgounds. Columbus Checkers minor league hockey game at the Ohio Expo Fairgrounds Coliseum in March, 1970. The Columbus Checkers hockey team was the first professional hockey team in Columbus, Ohio, and they formed in 1966 as a part of the International Hockey League (IHL). This photograph shows the team playing in their home stadium, the Ohio Expo Fairgrounds Coliseum. The team competed for four seasons, but attendance dropped in the second two seasons after head coach Ed "Moe" Bartoli left after a dispute with owners Jerry, Ray, and Larry Schmeltzer. The brothers tried to sell the team, but negotiations fell through and the team folded because of low attendance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07639
Subjects: Ice hockey; Sports
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of an unknown home in Ohio. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F09_018
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows the Interior of the Ohio Senate Chamber, Ohio Statehouse, ca. 1960. Surrounded by an elegant ballustrade, four parallel rows of individual desks face a marble dais and podium from which the president of the Ohio senate presides. The Statehouse Complex includes the Statehouse, Senate Building and the Capitol Atrium, which connects the two buildings. Construction began in 1839 to replace an older two-story brick structure after several complaints about the its lack of space to accommodate the rapidly growing town and state. Initial estimates of a two-year construction period and a cost of $200,000 were wrong. The building was eventually completed 22 years later (in 1861) at a price of $2.2 million. The Statehouse is a National Historic Landmark and is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the United States. The Senate Building was completed in 1901 and was built in the Neoclassical Revival style. Salmon P. Chase was the first governor to occupy the new Statehouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05694
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Architecture; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Located at 1209 North Limestone Street in Springfield, this photograph shows the home of Addison S. Rodgers, secretary of the Springfield Gas Engine Company. Here Addison resided with his wife Ann and his son Addison Jr. 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_B01F09_005_001
Subjects: Domestic architecture; Houses--1900-1940; Industries--Ohio--Springfield; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This US flag with 13 Stars and 13 stripes in red, white and blue was carried by the Athens Ohio boys in the Mexican War. It is rectangular in shape with the dimensions of 145 by 26 cm. It was hand sewn. It was made by the ladies of Athens, Ohio for the Athens boys who went to the Mexican War. It was carried through the whole Mexican War by John Peters. Submerged in two Ohio River floods which washed out the color of the red stripes. This item is part of a collection transferred from the Ohio Statehouse Relic Room to the Ohio Historical Society in 1916. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65543_001
Subjects: Stars and Stripes; American Colonies; Colonial America
 

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_B04F614_004
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This 40-page scrapbook compiled by the Timken Company documents the opening of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on September 7-8, 1963. The scrapbook was presented to Senator Frank Lausche, who was also a former governor of Ohio. The Pro Football Hall of Fame expanded in 1971, nearly doubling in size. By the end of the twentieth century the museum grew two more times and drew crowds of 200,000 people annually. The scrapbook measures 8.5" x 11" (21.59 x 27.94 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3203_4418080_001
Subjects: Arts and entertainment; Sports; Football; Football players; Athletics and athletes; Pro Football Hall of Fame (U.S.); Parades; Galleries and museums
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption on reverse reads: "Post office, Mt. Gilead (Morrow - Co.) Dist. 6 files." A man walk down the front steps of this 1-story brick building topped with a cupola, which is located at 37 West High Street. The words "United States Post Office Mount Gilead Ohio" are above the main entrance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F11_001_1
Subjects: Post office buildings Ohio
Places: Mt. Gilead (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photographic print displaying a half-completed construction site for the 1933 Chicago State Fair exhibit based on the life of Abraham Lincoln called “The Life and Lore of Lincoln.” Once the exhibit is completed it will display five reconstructed structures to signify key moments in the life of Lincoln before becoming president. First, the small log cabin represented the one room cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky where Lincoln was born to parents Thomas and Nancy Lincoln on February 12, 1809. Next, a larger log cabin represents the log cabin where Lincoln grew up in Little Pigeon Creek, Indiana with his family. Next, the exhibit included a reconstructed log cabin of the Berry-Lincoln Store general store from New Salem, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln and his partner, William Berry, owned the store which served as a general store and post office for the people of New Salem during the 1830s. Next, the exhibit also includes a reconstruction inspired by Rutledge Tavern from New Salem, Illinois. James Rutledge was one of the founders of New Salem and established the Rutledge Tavern and Inn, where Abraham Lincoln first stayed when he first arrived to New Salem. This is where, Lincoln fell in love with James Rutledge’s daughter, Ann. But, tragically she died at a young age and devastating a young Abraham Lincoln. The final reconstructed building included in the exhibit is of the Wigwam convention center in Chicago, Illinois. This is where Lincoln was nominated for Republican presidency candidate in 1860. From the photograph, the three most noticeable structures are the reconstructed small one-room cabin where Lincoln was born, his family home from Little Pigeon Creek, and the Wigwam center. The photograph is a close-up view of the reconstructed log cabin where Lincoln was born in and his childhood home. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F04_036_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Places: Chicago (Illinois); Cork County (Illinois)