Description: Civil Defense workers evacuate "victim" during training exercise in Hamilton County, Ohio, ca. 1968. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01088
Subjects: Civil defense; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Hamilton 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: This image shows the front porch of the Gallia County Courthouse. This Italianate structure was built in 1879 and has Ionic columns and Roman windows. Like the second and third courthouses before it, the fourth Gallia County Courthouse was destroyed by a fire in 1981, believed to be the cause of a faulty heater. Subsequently, the present courthouse (not pictured), completed in 1985, was built fireproof with a steel frame, concrete floors, and extensive sprinkler system. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_161
Subjects: Courthouses
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio); Locust St.
 

Description: This photograph depicts the Masonic Temple in New Orleans, Louisiana. Youngstown pipe was used in this building. On the photo is written: "MASONIC TEMPLE NEW ORLEANS, LA. YOUNGSTOWN PIPE" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F49_004
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry; New Orleans (La.)
Places: New Orleans (Louisiana); Orleans Parish (Louisiana)
 

Description: Painting of regimental colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 179 cm high by 195 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 78th Ohio. Vet. Vol. Regiment, Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02497
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Photograph of the Arnett and O'Neil Halls on the Wilberforce University campus. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS3_B02F43_01
Subjects: Wilberforce University; Historical Black Colleges and Universities
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a portion of South Main Street, towards Central Avenue, in Middletown, Ohio. Rails and power lines for an electric streetcar run down the middle of the bustling street. A sign for State Routes 4 and 73 can be seen in front of the church, which stands at the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and South Main Street. The church on the right has been demolished, however the Sorg Theatre, located at 65 S. Main St., is still standing, and renovations began in 2009 to return the Ford style theater to it's original splendor. Just past the theater is Eureka Confectionery, which was most likely owned by George Eliopoulos, and which was located at 327 S. Main Street. A Sears Roebuck store can be seen just before the Middletown Savings and Loan Building, which stands at the southeast corner of South Main Street and Central Avenue. The tall building at the north west corner of S. Main St. and Central Avenue was the First National Bank. Just before that is the U.S. Hotel and V.W. Bond Co. Furniture. Many of these buildings have been demolished. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F02_34_01
Subjects: Theaters--Ohio
Places: Middletown (Ohio); Butler County (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_B03F491_005
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Jane Gift (b. 1823?) helped with the Underground Railroad in Deavertown, Morgan County, Ohio. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03167
Subjects: Women abolitionists - Ohio; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Activists
Places: Deavertown (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows John J. Lentz (1856-1931), founder of American Insurance Union (AIU), delivering a speech during the cornerstone laying of the AIU Citadel building, Columbus, Ohio, on February 23, 1926. Lentz is standing on a wood platform next to the cornerstone, whose face is hidden by a U.S. flag. A few years after building's formal dedication in 1927, AIU was in serious financial straits. The stock market crash and cost overruns incurred during the Citadel's construction led AIU to declare bankruptcy in 1935. Businessmen Leslie LeVeque of Columbus and John Lincoln of Cleveland bought the building, which became known as the Lincoln-Leveque Tower. In 1977 its name was changed officially to the LeVeque Tower. One of the city's most famous architectural landmarks, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Lentz was born in Belmont County, Ohio, and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1883. That same year he was admitted to the bar in Columbus, Ohio. He founded AIU in 1894 and served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio's 12th Congressional District (1897 to 1901). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06936
Subjects: American Insurance Union Citadel; Leveque Tower (Columbus, Ohio); Construction industry; Lentz, John Jacob, 1856-1931; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cornerstone laying; Architecture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This round rug is made of braided cornhusk. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8619
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Furniture
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 10th Ohio Infantry Regiment, U.S. Volunteers. Rectangular flag measures 126 cm high by 175 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 10th OHIO INF. U.S. VOLS. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02198
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; Spanish-American War, 1898