Description: This is a photograph of the George McConnell house in Urbana, Ohio. “The George McConnell House (Joseph P. Fyffe Birthplace), W. Market St., is a beautiful residence in modified Georgian Colonial style. Many of its architectural details, including the stately portico, have been added in recent years. A side elevation overlooks a small stream; and the house is surrounded by great trees. An attractive serpentine brick wall encloses part of the landscaped grounds. In 1856 Joseph P. Fyffe, son of a local doctor, was decorated by Queen Victoria. Fyffe had entered the Navy at the age of 15 (1847), served during the Mexican War, and risen rapidly from the ranks. In 1856 he volunteered for the Grinnel Expedition, which searched the Arctic regions for the Sir John Franklin party. For this service to the Crown, England’s Queen conferred upon Fyffe the Arctic Order of Victoria. During the Civil War, Fyffe (1832-1896) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Joseph P. Fyffe’s final resting place is in the Oak Dale Cemetery, at the end of Patrick Avenue, in Urbana, Ohio. George McConnell was co-owner of the Urbana News Company. He and Frank C. Gaumer purchased the Urbana Daily Tribune and the Urbana Daily Times, and merged with the Urbana Daily Citizen, to become the Urbana Daily Times-Citizen.” Writers’ Program (Ohio). (1942). Urbana and Champaign county. Gaumer Pub. Co, Urbana, O., [©1942]. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_009_001
Subjects: Urbana (Ohio); Historic houses; Architecture--Ohio; Birthplaces; Civil War
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 89th O.V.I. (on streamer) Hoover's Gap. Brown's Ferry. Mis[?] Buzzards Roost. 89th Reg[t] Peach [Tree ?] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02051
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_B03F531_004tif
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the ingot dumper at a Central Alloy District plant of Republic Steel Corporation with empty ingot molds in the background to the right. Republic Steel's Central Alloy District consisted of two plants: one in Canton, Ohio, and one in Massillon, Ohio. Republic Steel produced and cold-rolled stainless steel (ENDURO) and a variety of alloy steels in the Central Alloy District plants. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F029_04
Subjects: Steel Industry and trade; Republic Steel Corporation--Ohio; Ingot molds
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_B05F1041_004
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts an accident at Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company's Campbell boiler shop involving a plate shears case. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F02_001
Subjects: Steel industry--1930-1940; Steel industry and trade--Accidents; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Campbell works; Steel Industry-- Youngstown (Ohio)
Places: Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts steelworkers observing a sign that reads, "VOTE FOR CHAS. VAUGHN". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F89_003
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Steel workers
 

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_B01F110_11
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This handmade wooden peg rack has a decorative planed edge. It is brown in color. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H73837
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This varnished Walnut table has lathe-turned legs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8745
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Furniture
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows Warren G. Harding sitting on the front porch of his home in Marion, Ohio. This photograph is part of the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection. Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States from 1921-1923, was born near Marion, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. He married Florence Kling de Wolfe in 1891, and embarked on his political career in 1898 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature for two terms. Harding became Lieutenant Governor in 1903 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. While unsuccessful in a run for Governor in 1910, Harding won election to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty began promoting Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His campaign, known as “The Front Porch Campaign,” was centered on low-key speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy.” Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding died from a massive heart attack and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20_P50_01_H69
Subjects: Presidential campaigns; Presidential candidates; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Allen County, between stations 5026 and 5186. Roads, properties, bridges, locks, rail lines and other landmarks along the route are noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4925_005
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads
Places: Allen County (Ohio)