Description: Janet Armstrong, wife of Neil Armstrong, stands for applause in a banquet hall at an event during the homecoming celebration held for Neil in Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. The words "Welcome Home Neil," are written on the wall behind her. More than 80, 000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return and Bob Hope served as marshal for the event. Guests included sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F5_074
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Union Terminal, built in 1933 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Presently, the Union Terminal houses the Cincinnati Museum Center. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00352
Subjects: Cincinnati Union Terminal; Architecture--Ohio--Cincinnati--Pictorial works
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Re-enactment of the landing of the pioneers at Marietta, Ohio to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first settlers arrival in the Northwest Territory in 1788. The re-enactors traveled on the Ohio River and landed at Marietta on April 7, 1938. Participants in the re-enactment are dressed as pioneers, Native Americans and soldiers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01142
Subjects: Ohio River; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Marietta (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior photograph taken at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, which was established in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1900. Starting with capital of $600,000, the company became one of the largest steel manufacturers in the world. The Briar Hill Steel Company of Youngstown was purchased in 1923, along with The Steel and Tube Company of America in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, Indiana, making it the fifth-largest steel manufacturer in the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F07_013_1
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company; Industries--Ohio; Steel-works--Ohio--Pictorial works; Factories
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Clark County, Springfield, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1936. Madonna of Trail Monument at Masonic Home." The Madonna of the Trail Monuments were dedicated by state chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution to honor early women settlers who used the old National Road to travel west. There are twelve such monuments, one in each state through which the road traveled. Springfield's Madonna of the Trail Monument was the first to be dedicated on July 4, 1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_003_1
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio--Springfield
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery Co., Dayton, Ohio State 15-57-1406 Swimming Pool at Linden Center Federal #10884 Aug. 1936 Dayton Ohio Envelope -- A-1 Photo no - 4" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F10_024_001
Subjects: Swimming pools; Children
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows farmers at the Pickaway Livestock Cooperative Association in Pickaway County, Ohio. A farmers cooperative represents the business interests of agriculture. They assist the farmers with processing and handling almost every type of commodity, furnishing farm supplies and provide credit and financial services. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F05_001_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Farmers' cooperatives
Places: Pickaway County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows homes destroyed by the 1937 Ohio River flood, also referred to as the Great Flood. In January and February of 1937, weeks of heavy rainfall caused the Ohio River to flood parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, causing $500 million in property damages, and displacing and killing hundreds. By the end of January, the Ohio River measured 80 feet deep in Cincinnati, one of the areas most affected. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dispatched thousands of relief workers from the Works Progress Administration to rescue flood victims and restore affected cities. 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_B15F05_038_001
Subjects: Floods; Natural disasters; Ohio River; Houses; Works Progress Administration
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Campaign sign for Ohio Republican Ticket in 1928, featuring Herbert Hoover, Myers Cooper, Charles Curtis, Simeon Fess, Theodore Burton, Clarence Brown, John T. Brown, Robert Day, Frank Geiger, Joseph Tracy, Gilbert Bettman and Bert Buckley. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_5674
Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: Painting of regimental colors of 56th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 180 cm high by 193 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 56th Ohio Vet. Vol. Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02451
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_B04F794_028
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_B05F0893_003
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)