Description: Santas Christmas Circus window display in the Lazarus department store in downtown Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1950-1959. 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: AL00725
Subjects: Lazarus Department Store; Retail trade--Ohio--Columbus; Christmas; The F. & R. Lazarus Company (Columbus, Ohio);
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a portrait of abolitionist John Rankin of Ripley, Ohio, ca. 1850-1880. Rankin and his wife Jane (identified in some later records as Jean) worked with their neighbors to assist thousands of slaves to escape to freedom. His house in Ripley, situated at the top of a hill overlooking the Ohio River, was a stop on the Underground Railroad. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01174
Subjects: Abolitionists; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Activists
Places: Ripley (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: Titled "Roustabouts Loading Driftwood," this photograph shows men loading wood on the Greene Line Steamer. Photo taken in 1938 by Paul Briol. The original Chris Greene was destroyed by fire in 1922 along with The Island Queen, the Morning Star, the Cincinnati, the Tacoma, and several wharf boats. The second Chris Greene, built 1925, serviced the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston run commanded by Captain Chris Greene. Beginning in 1934 Captain Volney E. White serviced the Cincinnati-Louisville run. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F09_004_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project--Works Progress Administration--Steamboat
Places: Ohio River
 

Description: This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of an illustration depicting several pioneers and Indians building a log cabin. In the foreground a Native American can be seen exchanging a jug with a frontiersman in a coonskin cap. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_042
Subjects: Illustrations; Pioneers--Ohio; Indians of North America--Ohio; Native American history and society
Places: Ohio
 

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Description: Reverse reads: "Stage Scene (Reprint) Pike's Opera House Cincinnati, Ohio. 1936" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_020_001
Subjects: Pike's Opera House; Opera-houses; Orchestras
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows man standing at the base of a steep cliff, with long tree roots stretching their way to the ground below. In 1940, the state purchased land at Nelson Ledges, and in 1948, it bought 101 acres of the area known as Kennedy Ledges. The state of Ohio created Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park in 1949 to preserve the area. Nelson-Kennedy Ledges is popular for picnicking and hiking. The park, located on State Route 282 in Nelson Township, is near one of the highest points of the state and is close to the watershed divide between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. The rock formations at the 167-acre Nelson-Kennedy Ledges have become trademarks of the park. The sandstone cliff formations resulted from the forces of erosion — wind, water freezing and thawing — that wore away at the softer rock layers. As these soft layers eroded, large blocks of rock called slump blocks fell away leaving more resistant layers to form ledges above. Within the park are angled rock formations 50 to 60 feet high with ground fissures as deep as 60 feet. Cascade Falls and plant life typical of more northern climates can also be found at the park View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F02_015_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works. & reserves--Ohio--1930-1940; Nelson Ledges State Park
Places: Nelson Township (Ohio); Portage County (Ohio)
 

Description: Harvested grain at the Ohio State University, College of Agriculture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F03_014_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Harvesting
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This swallowtail guidon of the national colors was used by the 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st Battalion Governor's Guard. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1863 and 1865. The guidon has 35 gold-painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in a double-circle pattern with an additional star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes. Black painted text that reads "88th O.V.I." appears in a gold rectangle with rounded corners. The rectangle is outlined in black and is located just below the flag's canton. The swallowtail flag measures 68 cm high by 101 cm wide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02041
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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_B03F531_003tif
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of one of five 70-ton electric furnaces added by the Republic Steel Corporation to their Canton facility in 1941 to meet war production demands. The furnaces were turned on at 4:30 PM on October 14, 1941. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F027_01
Subjects: Steel Industry and trade; Republic Steel Corporation--Canton (Ohio); Electric furnaces
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark 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_B05F1027_002
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)