Description: Cincinnati's largest viaduct at 3,500 feet long, the Western Hills Viaduct crosses the Mill Creek Valley in Cincinnati, joining eastern Spring Grove Avenue and Central Parkway with western Queen City and Harrison Avenues. Built from 1930 to 1932 as part of the Union Terminal project, the viaduct has arch spans at each end, spanning Spring Grove Ave to the east and Mill Creek to the west. In the center section, the viaduct spans the CSX Queensgate yard. The double deck viaduct originally had four traffic lanes on each 40 foot deck. The structure has undergone changes since it was first built, the most dramatic in 1960 when the eastern portion of the viaduct was removed for construction of I-75 underneath and rebuilt with interchange access to the interstate. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_017_001
Subjects: Bridges Ohio; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Roads--Ohio; Viaducts--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken March 24, 1911, this photograph shows the New Canal bridge on the Miami and Erie Canal at West Carrollton near Dayton, Ohio. The building to the right of the canal reads "Dayton Carpet Cleaning and Upholstering Co." Work began on the Miami and Erie Canal in 1825 and was completed in 1845. During the peak of construction, more than four thousand laborers worked on the canal, generally earning 30 cents per day plus room and board. Many recent immigrants to the United States, especially the Irish, survived thanks to jobs on the canals. Other people, like the residents of the communal society at Zoar, also helped construct canals to assist the survival of their community. Many of Ohio’s communities today, including Akron, began as towns for the canal workers. Most canals remained in operation in Ohio until late 1800s. There is a short stretch in the Muskingum Valley near Zanesville still in operation today. By the 1850s, however, canals were losing business to the railroads. 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_B02F06_032
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio); Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows the Ohio River Trail at the entrance of Alms Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. The sign reads "Ohio River Trail Nature trails have been established for the purpose of giving all an opportunity to become acquainted with the out of doors to make possible a greater degree of companionship between man and nature and to promote health. May the guiding signs help to lead you to a fuller enjoyment of life. We are taking you through a part of nature's laboratory. Your materials are the trees, the flowers, the insects, the wind and the hills. What to look for - [see the map of trails, with points of interest] Where to Go The trail begins here, encircles the hill overlooking the Ohio river and the Lunken airport, it ends at the rock ledges near the wine cellar. Cincinnati Board Park Commissioners." The Frederick H. Alms Memorial Park is located at 710 Tusculum Avenue on Mount Tusculum, in Cincinnati, Ohio, overlooking the Ohio River. The park was given to the Park Board by Frederick Alms' wife in 1916. Alms was born in Cincinnati on February 26, 1839 and died July 25, 1898. A former solider and successful businessman, Alms is best remembered as an extraordinarily generous philanthropist. He married Eleanora C. Unzicker on November 9, 1870. 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_B03F08_023_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Parks; Alms, Fred H.; Geography and Natural Resources; Hiking trails; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Weddell House (Famed hostelry about the year 1875)." The Weddell House was located on the southwest corner of West Sixth (6th) Street and Frankfort Avenue. The 5-story building was built by Peter Weddell in 1847 and was once considered Cleveland's finest hotel. Abraham Lincoln, en route to his inaugural ceremonies in 1861, addressed a crowd in the street below. 'If all do not join to save the good old ship of the Union this voyage' he said, 'nobody will have a chance to pilot her on another.' Lincoln's Room at Weddell House had been preserved by hotel management and contained Lincoln's favorite chair and a settee from the home of President Garfield. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F09_08_01
Subjects: Hotels--Ohio--Cleveland; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Addresses, sermons, etc.
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio 1936. Sign at Court House corner." The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist US troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_001_1
Subjects: Historical markers--Ohio--Eaton; Fort Saint Clair (Ohio)
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: This art deco style illustration for “First Peoples” was used in The Ohio Guide. It shows two Native Americans cooking over a fire. A signature of the artist “Homer Seay” can also be seen. This illustration is a photographic reproduction of a drawing. It is one of a series produced as possible chapter headings for The Ohio Guide. From 1935 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), through its Federal Writers' Project created The American Guide Series, which included forty-eight state guides, as well as supplemental guides for large cities, etc. The state guides are divided into three sections. In the first section are general essays about the state on things such as agriculture, culture, history, industry, religion, etc. The second section contains an overview of the various cities and towns around the state, as well as enumerating various points of interest. The last section is dedicated to various tours around the state. The tourist is taken from city to city, with turn by turn directions, and descriptions of what can be seen along the way. While much of the country has grown and changed since the guides were written, it is surprising how much remains, and sometimes more surprising what has been lost. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F16_005
Subjects: Books Chapter-headings; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio; Federal Writers' Project. Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows a portion of Birchard Park in Fremont, Ohio, along a residential street, probably McPherson Boulevard. A note on the reverse of the photograph reads "McPherson Blvd street parks." Dedicated October 19, 1871, the land that now constitutes Birchard Park was donated to the city by Sardis Birchard. Birchard was the uncle of President Rutherford B. Hayes, brother of Rutherford B. Hayes Senior. After the death of his brother, Birchard took an active role in his nephew's life, including overseeing his education and purchasing Spiegel Grove for Hayes' home, now the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. Birchard settled in Sandusky, Ohio, now called Fremont, where he became a successful banker and merchant. Birchard made many public donations to the city, including the building and endowment for the public library (Birchard Public Library) as well as two public parks, one of which is Birchard Park. 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_B06F07_027_1
Subjects: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio); Parks; Entrepreneurs
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a portrait of Seabury Ford (1801-1855), the twentieth governor of Ohio from 1849-1850. He was Ohio's last Whig governor. Very little was accomplished in the legislature during Ford's term as governor. The Ohio General Assembly was divided over national issues. Ford's one great success was the repeal of the Black Laws, which had discriminated against African Americans in Ohio. The legislature also voted to hold a constitutional convention in 1850. The Ohio Constitution of 1851 was the result of this convention. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: R_402_Ford
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio--Governors--Portraits
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Garfield's Flag). Rectangular flag measures 140 cm high by 167 cm wide. Silk flag served as the national colors of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1867 and 1880. There are 37 gold-painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in two concentric circles surrounding two middle stars. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes and gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides. James Garfield was the colonel of the 42nd OVI. The flag was later used in President Garfield's funeral service. The dimensions of the flag are 140 by 167 cm. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. Photographs of the flags and the paintings are now part of the society's archival collections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01956
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; 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_B02F333_06
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_B04F757_008
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Leroy Jones 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_B01F076_10
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio