Description: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Highview Plat, ca. 1919. The Highview Plat was one of the company's housing complexes which offered detached homes available for either rent ($25.00 per month) or for purchase (between $3,000.00 and $5,000.00). Neighborhoods like these were constructed by steel companies to house mill workers and their families. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05515
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Civic Center in downtown Columbus, ca. 1931. A retaining wall is seen under construction, as viewed from the east side of the Scioto River looking south on Front Street. The term "Civic Center" refers to the cluster of government and public buildings that hug the river's east bank. Streetcar rails are visible along Front Street, and many vehicles are parked at the curb on both sides of the street. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05690
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Automobiles; Rivers--Ohio; Aerial views; Architecture--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ohio Masonic Home, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00324
Subjects: Clark County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Parker Covered Bridge, located in Wyandot County, Ohio. The bridge was built in 1873 over the Sandusky River. It spans 182 feet across, and thanks to its crossed "X" design has withstood the area's normal rural traffic for over 100 years. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07766
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio; Sandusky River; Photographers--Ohio; Wyandot County (Ohio)
Places: Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reber Hotel in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, during a patriotic celebration, possibly Independence Day. Originally constructed by W. W. Bates in 1848, the hotel building had gone through several proprietors and name changes before Albert Reber purchased it around 1900 and renamed it the Reber Hotel, also sometimes referred to as the Reber House. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07772
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Historic buildings--Ohio; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Hotels;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the finish line at the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, 1962. The first All-American Soap Box Derby race was held in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934. The race was moved to Akron in 1935. Leaders in the Akron community saw the need for the race to have a permanent location. The Works Progress Administration began construction of Derby Downs in 1936. The national competition has been held there each August ever since. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07617
Subjects: Coaster cars; Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Racing; Sports--Ohio--History; Soap box derbies--Ohio
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the raceway in use during the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, 1962. The first All-American Soap Box Derby race was held in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934. The race was moved to Akron in 1935. Leaders in the Akron community saw the need for the race to have a permanent location. The Works Progress Administration began construction of Derby Downs in 1936. The national competition has been held there each August ever since. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07618
Subjects: Coaster cars; Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Sports--Ohio--History; Racing; Soap box derbies--Ohio
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Race cars in competition at the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, 1962. The first All-American Soap Box Derby race was held in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934. The race was moved to Akron in 1935, when leaders in the Akron community saw the need for the race to have a permanent location. The Works Progress Administration began construction of Derby Downs in 1936. The national competition has been held there each August ever since. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07619
Subjects: Coaster cars; Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Racing; Sports--Ohio--History; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Soap box derbies--Ohio
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Race cars neck and neck coming to the finish line at the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, 1962. The first All-American Soap Box Derby race was held in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934. The race was moved to Akron in 1935, when leaders in the Akron community saw the need for the race to have a permanent location. The Works Progress Administration began construction of Derby Downs in 1936. The national competition has been held there each August ever since. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07620
Subjects: Coaster cars; Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Soap box derbies--Ohio
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: The opening parade down the racetrack at the All-American Soap Box Derby, Akron, Ohio, 1962. The first All-American Soap Box Derby race was held in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934. The race was moved to Akron in 1935, when leaders in the Akron community saw the need for the race to have a permanent location. The Works Progress Administration began construction of Derby Downs in 1936. The national competition has been held there each August ever since. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07621
Subjects: Soap box derbies--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Soap box derbies--Ohio; Parades
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the home of Reverend E.T. Lee and family on West Sixth Street in Cincinnati, Ohio, ca. 1870-1900. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05500
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Dwellings--Ohio; Houses; Ohio--Religion
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Blackburn Plat in East Youngstown (Campbell), Ohio, 1918. The company constructed this housing for mill workers and their families following a strike in the early 20th century, and deliberately made the houses small to discourage the immigrant practice of taking in boarders. These apartments were rented at $15, $18, and $20 per month with water furnished, which constituted about a quarter of the average laborer's wage. By around 1920, well over 200 homes made up Blackburn Plat. The company sold this complex, as well as three others, in the 1940s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05501
Subjects: Campbell (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Prefabricated houses
Places: East Youngstown (Ohio); Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)