Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows three students standing near a woodworking tool as one practices using it. 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_B11F04_28_001
Subjects: Students; Carpentry--Tools; Carpentry; Education; Children
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A snow-covered day in an early trailer park. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_012
Subjects: Trailer camps; Camping--Ohio; Camping trailer industry
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery, Co., Germantown, Sprint House at Camp #10 at Germantown Dam. Aug. 5, 1936 Ohio State (15-57)-51 Fed. 1840" In the 1930's, the heavily wooded areas above and below Germantown Dam were set aside for public use and enjoyment by the Miami Conservancy District. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects built shelters, picnic areas, graded roads and built hiking trails along Twin Creek during the depression era. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_034_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio). Division of Recreation and Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Germantown (Ohio); Dams
Places: Germantown (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "This is Whitey Moore, the lad who pitched a no0hit game in the International League and on whom McKechnie pinning great hopes." Whitey Moore played for the Cincinnati Reds from 1936-1941. Moore's best season was in 1939, when he had a 13-12 record with a 3.45 earned run average. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F07_002_001
Subjects: Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); Pitchers (Baseball)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This graphic of a map shows the Court of Appeals districts in the state of Ohio in 1936. It was created by the Ohio Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F02_032
Subjects: Books; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Maps; Courts--Ohio--History;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This wool and cotton 1891-1896 American flag has 44 stars and is a stars and stripes pattern. The dimensions are 240 by 153 cm. It is slightly damaged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H35411_001
Subjects: National Flag--United States; Stars and Stripes; Textile--wool; Textile--cotton
 

Description: National colors of the 136th Field Artillery Regiment, 37th Infantry Division. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02233
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918
 

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_B03F425_001
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_B05F0836_004
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Cinder car built by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F125_005
Subjects: Slag; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph, a worker operates a pouring device to pour molten steel into what appears to be ingot molds. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Audiovisual Archives, so its subject is likely located at a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F10_017
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Ingot molds; Bessemer furnaces; Steel industry
 

Description: This photograph depicts a hallway of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's main office building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F41_006
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Construction