Description: Caption reads: "Wind tunnel, Wright Field, Dayton." Activated on October 12, 1927, Wright Field replaced the smaller McCook field as the nation's premier center for military aviation research and development. At Wright Field, altitude and speed records were set, aircraft flying characteristics were studied in huge wind tunnels, improved fuels and power-plants were tested and new aircraft instruments were developed during the 1920s and 1930s. After Pearl Harbor and the United States' entry into World War II, the flight test mission of Wright Field made the facility even more crucial to the nation's war effort. American and allied aircraft were brought to Wright Field and put through test programs to improve their performance. Captured enemy aircraft were evaluated by Wright Field's expert pilots and flight engineers to uncover weaknesses and strengths in their designs. After World War II, Wright Field continued to play a major part in flight research and development. Growth of residential areas around Wright Field forced officials to limit flight test operations in 1951 and transfer the Flight Test Division to Area C at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_005_1
Subjects: Science and Technology; Air bases; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio); Wind tunnels
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This illustration collected by the Ohio Federal Writers' Project is titled "Twenty-eight fugitives escaping from the eastern shore of Maryland." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_003_001
Subjects: Fugitive slaves; Ohio History -- Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Maryland
 

Description: Model for a science building at the Ohio State University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_048_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Science and technology; Ohio State University; College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ohio State School for the Blind utilized models, like this one, to allow its students to perceive the shape of large buildings they would otherwise be unable to experience. Attached document reads: [PAGE 1] The negotiations failed; “Hath not the Bishop land of his own that he must needs spoil the Abbess’s? Varily he hath many more sites on which he may build his church than this Wilton,” was the reply of the Abbess to his demand. During his period of indecision, the Virgin appeared to him in a vision and commanded him to build his new church in a place called Myrfiled, or as some accounts have it Maerfield. He searched vainly for a piece of ground by that name, that he might obey the supernatural edict until by chance he overheard a laborer (or a soldier – the legends vary) talking of the Maer-field, and then having as he through identified the place, which appears to have been within his own demesne, he commenced to plan the present building. Misled by the similarity of sound, the name maerfield has been naturally enough interpreted to be Mary-field. Not only from the fact that the site was given by the bishop may we infert that the Poores were a wealthy family, but his brother, who was his immediate predecessor in the see, is described in the osmund register as dives et assiduous (rich and painstaking) and Richard Poore, before his enthronement, was a benefactor to the monastery of Tarrant in Dorsetshire his native village. Later we find he gave a large estate at Laberstook to his new cathedral. Hence, the old theory that his name was derived from Poor or Pauper, as it appears in several old chronicles is untenable. The external length of Salisbury Cathedral is 480 feet, and the internal length is 450 feet. The transept is 230 feet outside and 206 feet inside. The chapter house is 58 feet in diameter and 53 feet high. [PAGE 2] The cloister is 182 feet square and is used mainly for recreation such as religious activities, athletic contests, etc. The plumbery is used as a workshop. The height of the steeple is 404 feet. The height of the building proper is 80 feet. There are two entrances to the cathedral, outside of the gate to the cathedral. The one is by means of the proch which is used for special occasions, such wedding. The amin entrance is on the west side of the cathedral. The word cloister means a covered walk or passageway around a court. This word which comes from the Latin claudere, meaning to close, was at first applied to the entire space enclosed within the walls of the masonry cathedral or collegiate establishment of the Middle Ages. Later it designated the four cornered court in the center of the main group of building, which was surrounded on all sides by a covered, arched corridor. Sometime the term was applied only to those corridors; the central open space, which contained a wall and garden, was known as the garth. Within the cloister, the monks were accustomed to enjoy their recreation. Sacristy or vestry is a room in or attached to a church where there sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept. Nave is the long, narrow halls which ordinarily rises higher than the isles flanking it and which usually has windows on each side above the isle roof. Presbytery is that part of a church reserved for officiating prists, as the choir or sanctuary or both. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F04_18_001
Subjects: Models; Salisbury Cathedral; Ohio State School for the Blind; Blind--Education--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Eden Park reservoir park Cincinnati's Water Supply System at Cincinnati.Ohio" Located between Gilbert Avenue and Columbia Parkway (U.S.) and comprised of about 185 acres in the Mount Adams community of Cincinnati, Ohio, Eden Park was assembled by a series of purchases beginning in 1859. The name came, naturally, from the Garden of Eden and was given by Nicholas Longworth who owned a large tract which constitutes the main portion of the park. Eden Park is the home of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Academy, the Navigation Monument, the Capitoline Wolf Statue, and the Irwin M. Krohn (Eden Park) Conservatory. The photo appears to be taken from Eden Park Dr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F06_022_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati; Parks--Cincinnati (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Facing the south shore, on Middle Bass Island, is the Lonz Winery. The winery was originally founded as the Golden Eagle in 1884 by George Wehrle, who carved a 14 foot deep wine cellar into the limestone. Due to a series of misfortunes and the onset of Prohibition, the winery was forced to close. In 1934, following the repeal of Prohibition, George Lonz designed the castle-like structure that was built above the original cellars. In 1941, the entire wooden structure of the winery was destroyed by fire, but rebuilt adding a copper dome which housed a telescope. The castle like structure is of brick and stone, with turrets and battlements measuring100 feet by 150 feet. The 2-story structure is a mason’s caprice; often a course of stone is broken by an inset or two or three of brick; a straight arch may be succeeded by one with a stringbone effect; and a brick inset is likely to have bricks laid flat, on edge and sideways. Inside the wine cellar are a number of chambers lined with vats holding from 1,500 to 2,000 gallons each. About 50,000 gallons of wine were made here annually (during the 1930s). The dry wines were Delaware, Riesling, Catawba and Claret; the sweet wines Port, Sherry, Tokay, Haut Sauterne and Muscatel; the sparkling wines, Burgundy and Champagne. The Silenium was the name given to the clubroom of the winery. The room, 40 feet square, was paneled in dark oak and had a flagstone floor, with heavy oak beams overhead. The chandeliers were made from the hoops of old wine casks. Sunlight filtered into the room through four windows whose designs show Bacchus and Pan capering among bacchantes and dryads. The bar was lighted through small panes of stained glass, and around the room were solid trestle tables of oak and smaller octagonal tables, with benches and chairs to match. The cellars were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In July 2000, a terrace collapsed into the cellars, killing one and injuring many. Later that year, the land became property of the State of Ohio, with the intention of the site becoming a state park in order to preserve a piece of Ohio history on this beautiful island. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_007_1
Subjects: Wine and wine making--Ohio; Lonz Winery
Places: Put-in-Bay Township (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “Old Cemetery & Church. Lebanon O. Warren Co.” This is a photo of the Ichabod Corwin Family Plot located in the Baptist Graveyard of the Pioneer Cemetery. The Pioneer Cemetery occupies one city block in Lebanon, Ohio, and is bounded by West Main Street, South West Street, West Mulberry Street, and South Harrison Street. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_032_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Cemeteries--Ohio--Warren County
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 1st Ohio Infantry Regiment, U.S. Volunteers (Regimental colors of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.) Rectangular flag measures 135 cm high by 161 cm wide. Text on flag reads: First Regiment O.V.I. Presented by Citizens of Cincinnati. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02211
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_B03F411_001
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_016
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Mixer-type hot metal car built by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B03F103_002
Subjects: Slag; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph depicting a pair of Bessemer converters, the left Bessemer converter is being blown while the right converter is being filled. To the bottom, steel is poured into ingot molds. Bessemer converters were often arranged in pairs like in this depiction in order to maximize capacity, as one could be filled or emptied while the other was blown. Bessemer converters release oxygen gas through molten iron, which reacts with carbon and and other impurities to increase the quality of the steel, as well as producing a large flame. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Audiovisual Archives, so its subject is likely located at a Youngstown plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F10_018
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Ingot molds; Bessemer furnaces; Steel industry