Description: Four photographs document damage to Wilberforce University following the 1974 tornado. The slides measure 2" x 2" (5.08 x 5.08 cm). On April 4, 1974 an F5 tornado (the most intense tornado, reaching speeds of over 261 miles per hour) hit Xenia. It touched down at 4:30 p.m. nine miles southwest of Xenia and entered town at 4:40 p.m. Of 25,000 residents, 33 were killed and 1600 were injured. More than 1400 buildings were damaged or destroyed and total estimated damages exceeded $400 million. Xenia was declared a national disaster area, and the American Red Cross, as well as several hundred Ohio National Guard troops, moved into Xenia for several weeks to assist with the rescue and clean up. The Xenia tornado was the deadliest and most damaging of storms that comprised the "Super Outbreak" that occurred April 3 and 4, 1974, when 148 storms hit thirteen states. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3127_3729340_011
Subjects: Education; Climate and weather; Tornadoes; Universities and colleges; Natural disasters
Places: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: This small American flag is made of cotton and dates from 1917-1918. This rectangular flag has red and white stripes and white stars on a blue background. The dimensions are 27 cm by 42 cm. Cyril H. Webster of Columbus, Ohio, donated this flag in 1953. The donor received the flag from the citizens of Bellevue, Ohio, who during World War I sent each serviceman from the community a small American flag. Bellevue, Ohio, is located in the north central part of the state where the county lines of Erie, Huron, Seneca and Sandusky counties meet. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65302_001
Subjects: National Flag--United States; Stars and Stripes; Textile--cotton; World War, 1914-1918
Places: Bellevue (Ohio); Erie County (Oho); Huron County (Ohio); Seneca County (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

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Description: Photograph of Charles Noel 'Tonton' Young, the son of Colonel Charles Young, standing in front of the Young home in Wilberforce, Ohio, known as Youngsholm. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS3_B02F62_1
Subjects: African American men; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the main lobby of the Clinton County Courthouse. It was built from 1916-1919 by architects Weber, Werner and Adkins, and is similar in appearance to the U.S. Capitol building prior to the Civil War. The lavish interior is filled with marble staircases and faux marble columns, culminating in a leaded glass dome. The building is Neoclassical. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F01_079
Subjects: Courthouses; municipal buildings;
Places: Wilmington (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio); 46 S. South St.
 

Description: This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of an illustration depicting several pioneers and Indians building a log cabin. In the foreground a Native American can be seen exchanging a jug with a frontiersman in a coonskin cap. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_042
Subjects: Illustrations; Pioneers--Ohio; Indians of North America--Ohio; Native American history and society
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of a little girl and a dog seated on a cloth on the ground. This photograph 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: AL06479
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Dogs; Children; Clothing and dress; Photography--History
Places: Ohio; 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_B01F100_09
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Neil Armstrong coming back to his hometown in Wapakoneta, Ohio after NASA mission Gemini 8. Received at Lima, Ohio airport by mother Viola Armstrong and Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F1_027
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Stage Scene (Reprint) Pike's Opera House Cincinnati, Ohio. 1936" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_020_001
Subjects: Pike's Opera House; Opera-houses; Orchestras
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_B03F516_007tif
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: The image is a print of an engraved portrait of a beardless Abraham Lincoln. The portrait is based from a photograph taken of Lincoln. The caption on the print reads, “Abraham Lincoln. From a photograph in possession of W. P. Garrison, Esq.” View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F07_027
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits