Description: Caption reads: "Soloist with Cleveland Summer Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland's Public Hall, Summer 1940. District #4, Cleveland, Ohio. Neg. File #85. Project Photographer: Frank Jaffa, 1940." Erich Leinsdorf was the music director of the Cleveland Orchestra in the 1940's. The war took a heavy toll on the orchestra, and it struggled for years, trying to hire musicians and gather audiences. Cleveland's Public Auditorium (sometimes called Public Hall), is located in the central business district of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Since it was opened in 1922, it has served as a concert hall, sports arena and convention center. Although it was planned and funded prior to World War I, construction did not begin until 1920. Designed by city architect J. Harold McDowell and Frank Walker of Walker and Weeks in a neoclassical style matching the other Group Plan buildings, it was the largest of its kind when opened, seating 11,500. The building has seen several additions, including the 2,800-seat Music Hall in 1929, and an underground convention center in 1932 which was expanded in 1964 by Cleveland architectural firm Outcalt, Guenther, Rode, & Bonebrake. The large Public Hall proper, houses the largest pipe organ ever built at one time by E.M. Skinner. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F08_17_01
Subjects: Cleveland Symphony Orchestra; Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993; Cleveland Public Auditorium (Cleveland, Ohio)--Organs
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This mural shows a man in a bowler hat standing in front of Cleveland city buildings. You can see factories, office buildings and a bridge, with the Terminal Tower in the distance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_023_001
Subjects: Ohio; Mural painting and decoration--United States.
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This appears to be a photo of an older photo. The side of the Steamboat Passenger Office reads, in part: "Cincinnati, Memphis, New Orleans" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F12_018_001
Subjects: Steamboats; Ohio River
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows a large machine with the word "Bliss" on the front. It appears to be a stamping press, which is used in the manufacture of everything from cars to home appliances. This could be the Frigidaire factory in Moraine, Ohio. 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_B08F01_016_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio; Factories; Steel-works--Ohio--Pictorial works; Blast furnaces--United States; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A photograph of a worker cutting cloth in a factory in Fremont, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_011_1
Subjects: Sandusky County (Ohio); Fremont (Ohio)
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “On the grounds at Ohio Caverns. West Liberty, O. Tuscarawas Co.” This photograph features a picnic area that is part of the many recreational facilities within the 35-acre park located above the Caverns. The Ohio Caverns range over 2 miles in length and 30 to 103 feet in depth, and they are considered the largest in the Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_012_001
Subjects: Caverns; Caves--Ohio
Places: West Liberty (Ohio); Logan County (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: Governors portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) that hangs in the Ohio Statehouse. Hayes served serve three, two-year terms as Governor of Ohio from 1868-1872 and 1875-1876. The Republican Party had nominated him for governor of Ohio in 1867, in part because of his position on Reconstruction. The opposition candidate was Democrat Allen G. Thurman. The key issue of the campaign was whether African Americans should be given the right to vote. Supporting African-American suffrage, Hayes was successful in his campaign for governor. He also won reelection against George H. Pendleton in 1869. During his two terms as governor, Hayes supported Ohio's ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He did not finish his third term because he was elected President in 1876. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV105_1_21
Subjects: Ohio--Governors--Portraits; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This blue silk flag served as the regimental colors of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1861 and 1865. The United States arms is painted in the flag's center. The arms consists of a bald eagle in profile perched on a shield emblazoned with red and white stripes. The eagle holds in its beak a scroll with the motto "E Pluribus Unum" (Latin for "one out of many"). The arms is framed by a round cloud that is blue at the top and brown at the bottom. An arc of thirteen painted stars appears above the arms. Below the arms are three unconnected black scrolls with gold text that reads: "21ST. REG. / OHIO, VET. VOL. / INFT[...]." Some of the text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration. Portions of gold fringe remain on the flag's top, right and bottom sides. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. Photographs of the flags and the paintings are now part of the society's archival collections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01921
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Painting of regimental colors of the 179th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 178 cm high by 204 cm wide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02597
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_B04F703_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Andrew Marcks, Jr. identification photograph from the files of the Republic Steel Corporation, Central Alloy District. The Central Alloy District consisted of two plants: one in Canton, Ohio, and one in Massillon, Ohio. Identification photographs were taken over a period of time and logged into the files as one batch on June 3, 1942. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F075_03
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: 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_B05F0993_002
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)