Description: Photograph of the old Tuberculosis Hospital in Hamilton County, Ohio. The hospital was built in 1879 on Guerley Farm under the name "Branch Hospital for Contagious Diseases," and was meant specifically for tuberculosis patients. As the disease spread, more buildings were necessary and the complex became the Cincinnati Tubercular Hospital. In 1945, the name was changed again to the Dunham Hospital in honor of Dr. Henry Kennon Dunham, one of the country's leading researchers into the causes and cures of tuberculosis. He served as the hospital's director from 1909 to 1940. Once a cure was discovered in the 1940s, the number of tuberculosis patients decreased dramatically, and the hospital was no longer needed. This building, along with most others on the property, was demolished in 1973 to make way for the Dunham Recreation Complex. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F05_003_1
Subjects: Communicable diseases; Tuberculosis; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Hospitals--History--Ohio; Medicine -- History
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts swimming instruction provided by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in Dayton, Ohio. There are several men and lifeguards practicing different safety measures. On May 12, 1933, the United States Congress created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). This organization's purpose was initially to distribute 500 million dollars in federal funds to state agencies. FERA permitted states, including Ohio, to fund relief programs for their citizens. In 1934 alone, Ohio spent more than eighty-two million dollars on relief programs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_004_1
Subjects: Education; Swimming; Lifeguards; United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration;
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Old Mellish (or possibly Millish, Melish, or Milish) Home, Cincinnati, Ohio" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_023_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The main building of the Cincinnati Water Works pumping station in the Village of California, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F05_08_01
Subjects: Cincinnati Water Works
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "School Library Project Hoytville, Ohio (Wood Co.) Left to Right Margaret Marrick Evelyn Donaldson Carolyn Evinger Marcille Milligan Lois Singleton Miss Sarah Jaynes - W.P.A. Librarian - at desk" This is a photo of a group of girls reading at a table. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_013_001
Subjects: Reading; Libraries; Hoytville (Ohio)--History; Librarians--Ohio; Books; Children; Children's libraries; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Hoytville (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Dayton, Ohio--513 W. First St. Household workers training course. For Mrs. Wright - taken by direction of Mrs. Craven." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_023_1
Subjects: Household employees; Occupational training
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "WPA Collection People at work or play" This is a photo of a surgery team operating on a patient. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F10_017_001
Subjects: Surgery; Surgeons; Doctors
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows the devastation of strip mining (also known as surface mining). The vegetation and top soil are removed to be able to mine the minerals such as coal from below the surface. It is the method used instead of underground mining when the minerals are close to the surface. Strip mining was popular during the World War II era because it was a fast and inexpensive way to gather precious resources for the war effort. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F04_024_1
Subjects: Strip mining--Environmental aspects--Ohio; Coal mines and mining--Ohio--History
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A photograph of the Hardin County Courthouse located in Kenton, Ohio. This building is the third courthouse to occupy the square in the center of Kenton, Ohio. The first two were lost to fire. The current one was built in 1915 at a cost of $275,000. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1979, and inducted into Ohio Historical Markers program in 1996. The structure is a double sided symmetrical building. This means that the north and west sides are identical to the south and east sides. It has been ranked by architectural historians as a fine example of neoclassical architecture. It has elements such as pilasters topped with Doric capitals and walls of dressed stone. The building occupies 2 acres of land. The architects were Richards, McCarty and Bulford. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_037_01
Subjects: Courthouses; Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio); Government buildings
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of William Allen, who served one term as the Governor of Ohio from 1874-1876. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_2959
Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Governors; Ohio Governor (1874-1876 : Allen); Ohio History State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: Painting of regimental colors of the 46th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02437
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_014
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)