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)
 

Description: Night meeting of the Ohio State Konklave, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan at Buckeye Lake on July 12, 1923. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was originally founded in 1866, but was disbanded in the years after the Civil War. The Klan arose again in 1915 by the efforts of William Joseph Simmons. This new Klan not only targeted blacks, but Catholics, Jews, and foreigners. During the 1920s, Klan membership increased dramatically. In Ohio, membership is estimated to have reached 300,000. Rallies like this one occurring at Buckeye Lake were some of the biggest in the country during this time. At this time, Licking County had a strong Klan presence, one reason why this site was chosen for the statewide konklave (meeting). The all-day event included speeches by notable Klan members, an initiation ceremony, a cross set afire, and fireworks. It is estimated that the rally drew 75,000 attendees. Text at bottom of image reads "OHIO STATE KLONKLAVE KNIGHTS OF THE-KU-KLUX-KLAN BUCKEYE LAKE JULY 12 - 1923." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02931
Subjects: Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Ohio--History--20th century; Racism--United States--History--20th century;
Places: Buckeye Lake (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Engraved images of university buildings at National Normal University, from the "26th Annual Catalogue of the Teachers and Students of the National Normal University, Lebanon, 1881." The buildings depicted are Endetian, The Principal's Residence, Heptoitian, and Duodecian. The National Normal University was established in 1855 to train teachers. Due to financial difficulties the university closed in 1917. Written at top: UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS. Below top depiction: ENDETIAN. Below center depiction: THE PRINCIPAL'S RESIDENCE. Below bottom left depiction: HEPTOITIAN. Below bottom right depiction: DUODECIAN. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03861
Subjects: Adult education; Universities and colleges Ohio; College campuses
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Boys and girls swim meet, March 1970. Fans watch as young women begin their event. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07635
Subjects: Sports; Swimming; Sports for women; Sports--Ohio--History
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)