Description: An image purveying Riverside Park in Findlay. Riverside Park was a popular destination in the early part of the 20th century as a place for people from all parts of Ohio to come and relax. Among other things, the park had places for people to swim, and dancing along with live music. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06742
Subjects: Recreation; Amusement parks--Ohio; Findlay (Ohio)
Places: Findlay (Ohio); Hancock County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: This is a cartoon published in the "National Temperance Advocate," a newspaper published by the National Temperance Society and Publication House. Titled "The Sabbath they propose to take away from us" shows a family gathered in their home together. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08501
Subjects: Temperance--United States--1870-1880; Alcohol; Revolution, Reaction, and Reform
 

Description: Photograph of C. Walder Parke and his mother Grace B. Parke standing on a curved staircase by a stream or lake. The location of this photograph is unknown. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1510_B03F03_007
Subjects: Parke, Charles Walder, 1924-1996; Mothers and sons; Soldiers--Family relationships; United States Air Force; Military uniforms; Air pilots, Military
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the old Medina County courthouse and the front facade of the new Medina County courthouse, located at 99 Public Square. The old courthouse was originally built in 1841 and over the years, it has transformed to incorporate multiple architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Second Empire. It is connected by a passageway to a newer building, also called the Medina County Courthouse, which was built in 1969. It serves as a second Common Pleas Court. D.H. Weed was contractor for original building (1840); T. Dudley Allen was architect for renovation (1873). The new courthouse was built next to the original 1841 county courthouse to accommodate the growing county. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_315
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; mansard roofs; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); cornices; Greek Revival; Second Empire
Places: Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of General John Pope, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Pope, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, had a successful chain of battles on the Mississippi, including Island No. 10 and Corinth. However, once in command in the East, Pope performed poorly, suffering major defeats at Cedar Mountain and Second Bull Run. Pope was relieved of command, and spent the rest of the war commanding the Minnesota Military District. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_49
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Places: Ohio; Louisville (Kentucky)
 

Description: Clear Creek, Loudonville, Ashland County, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00309
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Loudonville (Ohio); Ashland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Final home of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar at 219 Paul Laurence Dunbar Street in Dayton, Ohio, ca. 1940-1970. After Dunbar's death in 1906 his mother, Matilda Dunbar, continued to live in the house until her death in 1934. In 1936 the Dunbar house became the first state memorial to honor an African American. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01024
Subjects: Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906; Other--Ohio Historical Society
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry., Company C (Regimental colors of the Columbus Fencibles). Rectangular flag measures 142 cm high by 196 cm wide. Text on flag reads: Bear it with hon[?) nd it with bravery. Text is missing in areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01875
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: The St. Peter's Catholic Church, built circa 1846, was destroyed by fire in 1947. St. Peter’s was relocated in 1949 to its current location on Church Street. Before the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal in 1826, there were few Catholics living in Chillicothe. Afterwards, many Irish immigrants came to the area, bringing Catholicism with them joined by German Catholics about 20 years later. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F10_004_1
Subjects: Religion in Ohio; Churches; Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--Church history; Catholic Church; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Library Truck in the county showing people gathered around truck. Cincinnati, Ohio." The Cincinnati Public Library “book wagon” was first begun in 1927 to provide service for county schools and eventually to “bookstops” around the county. It was a simply a one-ton truck with bookshelves covered by glass lift-up panels, on the outside. The Bookmobile Service grew steadily, especially through the 1930s and 1940s. By 1988, the Bookmobile was undercut; its need was slowly decreasing as new suburban branches opened and better transportation allowed people better mobility. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is now one of the largest and busiest public libraries in the world and operates 41 branch locations. It began in 1802 as a subscription library. The legal birthday of the Cincinnati Public Library is March 14, 1853 with the passing of the Ohio Common Schools Act, though it was of little importance at the time. In part, the act established funding from taxation for school libraries. In 1856, the library was called the “Common School and Family Library” and shared an office with the Office of Public Schools. It wasn’t long before it became obvious that the library would need more space and better access, so in 1857 a partnership was formed with the Ohio Mechanics Library to occupy the second floor of their building at Sixth and Vine. An official Public Library building was finally completed in 1874, having been designed by architect J.W. McLaughlin. The building was considered the "the most magnificent public library in the country." It was located at 629 Vine Street, on the west side, between 6th and 7th Streets, it is now referred to as "Old Main" Public Library. It was demolished in 1955 when the “New Main” building opened at 800 Vine Street. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is now one of the largest and busiest public libraries in the world and operates 41 branch locations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F13_010_1
Subjects: Cincinnati. Public Library; Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County; Murdoch, James; McLaughlin, J. W.; Bookmobiles--United States
Places: Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Painting of regimental colors of the 33rd Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 179 cm high by 186 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 33rd Regt. O.V.V.I. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02405
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_B03F496_003
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)