Description: Photograph of a safety poster at the Buckeye Steel Castings Company reminding employees to wear safety glasses, Columbus, Ohio, 1912-1919. The poster is printed in five languages. In English it reads, "DANGER! Do not work without your Willson's safety glasses. They are comfortable and will save your eyes from injury." Beneath the text are eight pairs of safety goggles. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04492
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor; Steel castings industry--United States; Safety
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a safety railing above a gas main at a blast furnace plant. This photo graph also depicts railroad cars from Pennsylvania & Lake Erie Railroad (Left) and Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (Right). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F22_004
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry and trade--Safety measures; Blast furnaces; Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway; Railroad cars--1900-1940; Safety
 

Description: Four pairs of broken safety goggles. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F127_034
Subjects: Safety glasses; Safety goggles; Steel industry; William B. Pollock Company
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four men holding safety goggles. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F127_035
Subjects: Safety glasses; Safety goggles; Steel industry; William B. Pollock Company
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 8.5" by 11" (21.6 by 27.9 cm) photograph reflects both the safety environment that Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company encouraged and the ethnic diversity of those employed in the Youngstown steel industry. The sign posted at the company's employment office indicates that "unless you are willing to be careful to avoid injury to yourself and fellow workmen, do not ask for employment. We do not want careless men in our employ." The text is also written in other languages, including Hungarian, Romanian, German, Croatian and Slovak. In November 1900, a group of 55 Youngstown citizens, led by James A. Campbell, raised $600,000 in capital to create the Youngstown Iron Sheet and Tube Company. Land was purchased along the Mahoning River approximately three miles east of downtown. In 1902, the mill opened for production. Spectacular growth marked the company's second decade, some of it spurred by the demand for steel caused by World War I. In 1923, YS&T purchased the Brier Hill Steel Company of Youngstown and the Steel and Tube Company of America of East Chicago. During the 1930s the company survived the Great Depression and the 1937 "Little Steel" strike to emerge as a leading steel producer. In the 1960s, YS&T began to experience a decline. The company merged with the Lykes Corporation in 1969 and LTV Corporation in 1979, at which time all Youngstown operations were phased out. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1628_1920463_024
Subjects: Business and Labor; Immigration and Ethnic Heritage; Steel industry; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Safety; Signs (Notices)
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a sign instructing workers to receive permission from their foreman before going on top of the blast furnaces. Blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore with coke to produce pig iron. This is the first step of steel production that occurs at mills. Air is forced into the bottom of the furnace, supporting the combustion, and giving the furnace its "blast" name. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Audiovisual Archives, so its subject is likely located at a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F21_003
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry and trade--Safety measures; Blast furnaces; Safety; Labor--Ohio
 

Description: This photograph depicts a worker reading a sign instructing workers to receive permission from the foreman before going on top of the blast furnaces. Blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore with coke to produce pig iron. This is the first step of steel production that occurs at mills. Air is forced into the bottom of the furnace, supporting the combustion, and giving the furnace its "blast" name. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Audiovisual Archives, so its subject is likely located at a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F21_004
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry and trade--Safety measures; Blast furnaces; Steel workers; Safety; Labor--Ohio
 

Description: This photograph depicts a broken railing at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Hubbard works. At the bottom of this photograph, a man is posed as if he had fallen off the bridge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F23_021
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Hubbard works; Steel industry and trade--Safety measures; Blast furnaces; Steel workers
Places: Hubbard (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a worker leaning against a bad rail. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F23_022
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Hubbard works; Steel industry and trade--Safety measures; Blast furnaces; Steel workers
Places: Hubbard (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a steelworker who posed as if he had fallen while working at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Hubbard works. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F23_026
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Hubbard works; Steel industry and trade--Safety measures; Blast furnaces; Steel workers
Places: Hubbard (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a few electrical boxes and a water tank with a hose in case of fires. One switch box reads, "USE SAFETY LOCK ON THIS BOX WHEN WORKING ON LINES OR MOTORS". A sign above the water tank reads, "FOR FIRE ONLY RETURN HERE". Together, this equipment was used to prevent and fight fires at a steelmaking plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F90_014
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry and trade--Safety measures
 

Description: This photograph depicts a buzz saw guard in a carpenter shop. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F56_006
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry and trade--Safety measures