Description: Photograph of children during a stage performance of "Tents of Grace," a play written by Elizabeth Ann James and put on by the Columbus Junior Theater of the Arts, March 4, 1989. The play was about the massacre of members of the Delaware Tribe by United States soldiers at the settlement of Gnadenhutten in 1782. The Columbus Junior Theater of the Arts was founded in 1963, and is now known as the Columbus Children’s Theatre. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F05_01
Subjects: Actors; Actresses; Arts and entertainment; Theater--Ohio; Children--Ohio; Gnadenhutten Massacre;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows a courtroom inside the Logan County Courthouse. This Italianate and Second Empire structure is the county’s third courthouse. Its tower is 135 feet tall and has a statue of justice. It sits on the site of the county’s former courthouse, in the public square and cost $125,000 to build. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_277
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; brackets (structural elements); hood moldings; mansard roofs; clock towers; arches; dormers; Second Empire; Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Bellefontaine (Ohio); Logan County (Ohio); 101 S. Main St.
 

Description: Carte de visite of 2nd Lt. Benjamin F. Bragg, who served with Companies A & B of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Company A was recruited from Lowell, Washington County, Ohio, and Company B was recruited from Athens & Gallia Counties, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f13_03_01
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 A; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861
Places: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of photograph depicting employees of the East Ohio Gas Company, now Dominion East Ohio, laying one the company's first pipelines for transporting natural gas to the Cleveland, Ohio area, ca. 1900. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00697
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the discharge end of a 34-B coal cutting and loading machine built by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio in use at the Valier Coal Company, Valier, Illinois, 1918. A single cut with the 34-B took about 20 minutes and yielded over 8 tons of coal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01390
Subjects: Coal miners; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Valier (Illinois)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Roller Mill Grinding Enamel for Paint, Cleveland. Sherwin-Williams Co." Sherwin Williams was founded in 1866 by Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams in Cleveland, Ohio. They created ready-mixed paints in 1880 so consumers no longer had to buy the ingredients separately and do the mixing themselves. By 1905, they were selling paint across the United States, Canada, South America and Europe. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F08_002_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Swimming pool and bathing pavilion on the estate of Charles Williams, 1920 Dexter Ave,. Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by Federal Writer' Photographer, District #2. July 6, 1937". This Second Renaissance Revival house is one of only two in the Walnut Hills community of Cincinnati, Ohio (the other being located at 2923 Wold Avenue). This two story buff colored brick home has terracotta roof shingles and a swimming pool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F10_025
Subjects: Architecture; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated April 26, 1937, this photograph shows the Horace Mann Memorial at Glen Helen Nature Preserve in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in Greene County, with a caption which reads "Greene Co., Yellow Springs, O. April 26, 1937. Horace Mann Memorial." Horace Mann was the first president of Antioch College and held the office until his death in 1859. Antioch College was founded in 1852 as the first nonsectarian, co-educational institution in the nation to offer the same educational opportunities to both men and women. It was also among the first to offer equal educational opportunities to African Americans. The memorial reads "Horace Mann. 1796 - 1859. First President and Founder of Antioch College. This memorial is erected to perpetuate the memory of an able lawyer, a great statesman and a pioneer in education. May his life and example ever inspire and exalt the students of Antioch College. Hugh Taylor Birch, Donor - 1936." 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_B05F02_007_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Statues; Mann, Horace, 1796-1859; College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption on front reads: "5. Bird's-eye View of Ohio River Showing Panhandle R.R. and Fort Steuben Bridges, Steubenville, Ohio." On the Reverse "' C.T. Art-Colortone' Reg. U.S. Pat. Off." with a Quality Co. Chicago symbol and "Sapirstein Greeting Card Company, Cleveland, Ohio" along the left edge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_012_001
Subjects: Postcards--Ohio--Steubenville
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 4th Ohio Infantry Regiment, U.S. Volunteers. Rectangular flag measures 135 cm high by 167 cm wide. Text on flag reads: Fourth Reg't Inf. Ohio Volunt[text missing]. Mustered May 19th [text missing]. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02202
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; Spanish-American War, 1898
 

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_B03F405_005
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (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_B05F0831B2_007
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)