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_B05F0845_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Slag pouring into a cinder car after the tapping of a blast furnace at the Edgar Thompson Works, Braddock, PA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B02F34_004
Subjects: Slag; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio); Braddock (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: The pictured object is an advertising piece used to show the different shapes and sizes of steel bars that the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company was capable of producing, serving as a physical catalog of sorts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F08_005
Subjects: Younstown Sheet and Tube Company; Advertising; Steel industry; Catalogs
 

Description: This photograph depicts a maching threading a coupling. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F81_015
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Couplings
 

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_B02F239_01
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This curd stirrer has a turned wire basket and a wood handle. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H79367
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Cooking tools and equipment
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This pillow tick is made of white linen that has been hand-sewn. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9605
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Bedding
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverend James Gilliland (1769-1845) was involved with the Underground Railroad at Red Oak, in Brown County, Ohio. While living in Kentucky, eleven members of the local Presbyterian Church petitioned against Gilliland's ordination because of his strong anti-slavery sentiment. Gilliland claimed that he was the first abolitionist to live in Brown County. 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: AL03110
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: Red Oak (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: Daniel Saunders concealed fugitive slaves in the house pictured here, in South Lawrence, Massachusetts. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03054
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: South Lawrence (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Robert Lazarus, Sr., on The F. & R. Lazarus Company's roof, ca. 1947. The company's first parking garage is on the left. The Railroad and Main Street Bridges span the Scioto River, with the Town Street Bridge partially visible by Lazarus' chest at the bottom of the photograph. Between 1851 and 1965, the F & R Lazarus Company retail store dominated the trade and physical landscape of Columbus. The company rose from its early years as a men's clothier in a 20 x 40 foot room downtown, to its position by 1965 as a member of the largest department store chain, Federated Department Stores. Lazarus' growth reflects that of the capital city; from small beginnings through a "golden age" of downtown development, and eventually branching out into the surrounding countryside. In 2003, the Lazarus Company was incorporated with Macy's, a member of the Federated Department stores, and is no longer in existence. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04467
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Lazarus Department Store; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the tomb of William Henry Harrison in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, as it appeared in 1895. The stucco covering the brick and the flagstone roof were added to the tomb in 1879. Harrison was the ninth President of the United States and the first to die in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration. Harrison personally chose his burial site. His wife, Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, along with two of their children and other relatives, are also buried there. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06234
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidents--Death and burial
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The McKinley Memorial in Niles, a memorial to President McKinley. The engraving on the structure reads: "WILLIAM MCKINLEY/ NATIONAL MEMORIAL FREE TO THE PEOPLE." Ohioan William McKinley, Jr., was President of the United States of America from 1897 to 1901. His presidency is known for the Spanish American War in 1898. The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Association was incorporated by a special Act of Congress on March 4, 1911. The purpose of the Association was to erect a suitable structure marking the birthplace of President William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States. The result was the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial. The 232 foot by 136 foot by 38 foot monument is constructed of Georgian marble with two lateral wings-- one wing houses the public library called the McKinley Memorial Library, and the other wing houses the McKinley Museum and an auditorium. The Museum contains artifacts of the life and presidency of McKinley. In the center of the Memorial is a Court of Honor supported by 28 imposing columns. It features a heroic statue of McKinley sculptured by John Massey-Rhind. Surrounding the statue are busts and tablets dedicated to the members of McKinley's cabinet and other prominent men who were closely associated with him. These bronze busts, mounted on marble pedestals, weigh between 800 and 1100 pounds each. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06537
Subjects: McKinley, William, 1843- 1901; Monuments & memorials; William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum
Places: Niles (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)