Description: Dated 1890, this photograph shows a Cincinnati schoolhouse with a caption which reads "After glancing at this [...;fth ald Vine Street it is not hard to under[... p]opularly known as "nasty corner" and "Many a happy hour and perhaps many a weary one was spent in the old Avondale School by hundreds of Cincinnatians who learned readn', writin' and 'rithmetic within its halls. This photograph was taken in 1890." 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_B12F07_009_001
Subjects: Architecture; Buildings--Cincinnati (Ohio); Schools; Education; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Avondale (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is of the Good Friday Pilgrimage held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Cincinnati, Ohio each Good Friday. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F08_006_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Pilgrimage; Good Friday
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated December 1, 1937, this photograph shows the Baldwin Museum and Library in Akron, Ohio. The Baldwin Museum and Library is located at 208 Lincoln Way East (now routes 172 and 241), at the corner of 2nd Street Northeast. The brick, 'L'-shaped building was designed by local architects Albrecht & Wilhelm, incorporating the original Baldwin home. The Greek Revival style entrance, with its four Corinthian columns, is topped with a copper rotunda and was funded, in part, by a Works Progress Administration (WPA) grant. Construction began in 1936 and the Baldwin opened in 1937, while still partly unfinished, and opened officially on April 3, 1938. The Baldwin home, once the home of the city's founder James Duncan, had been left to the Massillon Library Board in 1931 for use as a library and museum, following the death of Mrs. Annie Steese Baldwin, wife of prominent local attorney Frank Baldwin. It opened as the Baldwin Museum in 1933, and having fulfilled the terms of Mrs. Baldwin's will, immediately began plans for expansion. Now called the Massillon Museum, it now occupies a new building at 121 Lincoln Way East, on the corner of City Hall Street SE (southeast). The old building is now the Massillon Public Library. 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_B08F13_014_1
Subjects: Museum buildings--Ohio; Public libraries--Ohio; Library architecture--United States; Buildings--Ohio; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Massillon (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Masons, put to work by the Works Progress Administration, building benches/risers. Photo taken between 1935-1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_032_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio---Labor; New Deal; Masonry; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of the California Republic Flag with a grizzly bear on a white field, an orange stripe and orange star. It is made of nylon and measures 100 cm by 160 cm. In 1953, its standardized design and specifications were signed in by Governor Earl Warren. The bear motif was based on the last wild Californian grizzly bear in captivity. The bear, named "Monarch", was captured in 1889 on the order of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst. After the bear's death in 1911, it was mounted and preserved at the Academy of Sciences at Golden Gate Park. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65510_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Bear Flag; Communication artifact; State flags--California;
Places: California (United States)
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 47th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02429
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_007
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_B05F0887_007
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Ladle pouring hot metal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F128_037
Subjects: Slag; Cinder Car; Steel Industry; Hot Metal Car; Mixer Car; William B. Pollock; Ladle; Open Hearth furnace
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: M. M. Padgett identification photograph from the files of the Republic Steel Corporation, Central Alloy District. The Central Alloy District consisted of two plants: one in Canton, Ohio, and one in Massillon, Ohio. Identification photographs were taken over a period of time and logged into the files as one batch on June 3, 1942. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F070A_35
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph depicts the construction of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Campbell works blast furnace "D". A Rock Island CRI&P trailer is also pictured in this photograph. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F16_029
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Campbell works; Blast furnaces--Design and construction; Steel industry
Places: Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning Country (Ohio)
 

Description: This political cartoon depicts a coal miner out side a mine with a caption: "THE SOFT COAL MINER KNOWS HE CANNOT KEEP CLEAN WHILE WORKING AND DRESSES ACCORDINGLY-". The bottom of the cartoon depicts a business man with caption: "THEN, HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO KEEP YOURSELF, YOUR CLOTHING, YOUR HOME, AND YOUR CITY CLEAN WHILE BURNING THIS DIRTY FUEL?" The business man says, "IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE FUEL YOU CAN BUY - ME FOR SMOKELESS FUEL HEREAFTER!" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F58_039
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Cartoon & Satire; Pollution