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_B05F0889_002
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Cinder car made by the William B. Pollock Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F129_003
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: This photograph depicts the Cavalier Hotel at Virginia Becah, Virginia. Youngstown-Buckeye conduit was used in the hotel. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F44_005
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry and trade--Virginia; Cavalier Hotel (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Places: Virginia Beach (Virginia): Princess Anne County (Virginia)
 

Description: Unidentified employee 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_44
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph depicts men and women working behind their homes in Depression relief gardens, which were used to alleviate the Great Depression by providing citizens with food and work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F87_014
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Great Depression
 

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_B02F280_01
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: A photo of a group of men bringing logs to the sawmill This photo was taken as part of Project No. 11, General Cleanup. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_aug34_b8_06
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Logging; Sawmills
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio State Representative C.J. McLin standing next to Jesse Jackson at the podium at Hara Arena, located in Trotwood, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2013_B03F01_A
Subjects: African Americans; McLin, C. J. (Clarence Josef.) Jr., 1921-1988; Ohio House of Representatives; State Representative; Legislator; Jackson, Jesse; Hara Arena
Places: Dayton (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration from "The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861-'65" by Joseph T. Wilson. Caption reads: "Enthusiasm of the Blacks at prospect of their being allowed to enlist as U. S. Soldiers." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: blackphalanx_53
Subjects: African American soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865
 

Description: This is an iron that has become pitted near the handle due to corrosion. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H72210_top
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; irons (tools); Tools and equipment; Clothing & dress
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This scalloped and reeded pitcher was molded from glass. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H79340
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Kitchen utensils--United States--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This pair of tin nippers is made of iron. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H72264
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Tools and equipment; Cutting tools
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)