Description: Interior photograph of the Sinton-Taft House (also known as the Baum-Longworth-Sinton-Taft House, and now the Taft Museum of Art) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The photograph shows a room with a fireplace, a crystal chandelier, a large rug, and three large paintings in ornate gilt frames. Two unidentified women are pictured, one standing holding a flower, the other seated on a large settee or bench. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F12_006
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Interiors
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Located 800 Broadway, Cincinnati. Home to the Taft family newspaper, H. Eldridge Hannaford's sixteen story limestone Art Deco edifice was completed in 1933. In the long east wing were housed the paper's presses; Hannaford contracted Ferro-Concrete Construction to handle the structural challenge posed by the presses' weight. Home to Hamilton County Juvenile and Domestic Relations courts since the 1980s. Entered in National Register 1983, #83004309 Reverse reads: "Entrance to Times-Star building Cinncinnati Ohio 1937" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F12_017_1
Subjects: Cincinnati--Buildings, structures, etc.; Newspaper buildings--Ohio--Cincinnati; Hannaford, Harvey Eldridge, 1892-1975.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Ocean Tramps Bring Cargoes to Cleveland. Lakefront from River Entrance, Cleveland. Before the war a number of small, Scandinavian freighters put in at Cleveland. The Makefjell was a familiar sight. District #4, Cleveland, Ohio, 1940. Credit: Carl McDow." View of the freighter, Makefjell, on the Cuyhoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_30_01
Subjects: Cuyahoga River (Ohio); Steamboats
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: A teacher and her elementary students in their classroom. Reverse reads "INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE" and "Leafing through the pages of the Miami Valley Album", an article by the Dayton Daily News. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F03_006_001
Subjects: Miami River Valley (Ohio)--History.; Elementary school students; Elementary school teachers.
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Dated 1936, this photograph shows Burke Park in the village of Bethel, Ohio, on South West Street in Clermont County. The park is known for its pavilion which was designed for musical performances. Situated on a grassy knoll, the music coming from the pavilion creates a dynamic acoustic experience for the listener. 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_B10F04_025_001
Subjects: Parks; Works Progress Administration; Buildings
Places: Bethel (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This Imperial Chinese flag dates from 1872 to 1890. The wool flag depicts a blue five-toed dragon reaching for a red sun on a yellow triangular field. The halyard edge is pink. Lieutenant General Adna Romanza Chaffee acquired this flag during his service in the Boxer Rebellion. The triangular pennant flag measures 170 by 285 cm. From 1899-1901, the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists launched an uprising against foreign influences in China. Westerners referred to members of the society as "Boxers" because they practiced martial arts and calisthenics. Targets of the Boxers' violence were foreign builders, diplomats and Christians, both foreign and Chinese. The United States and other countries with interests in China sent troops to rescue their citizens who were under siege in the legation compound of Beijing (then Peking). This international force, known in the United States as the China Relief Expedition, suppressed the rebellion and imposed reparations on China. Alcott Farrar Elwell of East Hebron, New Hampshire, donated this flag to the Ohio Historical Society in 1962. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65299_001
Subjects: China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901; Communication artifacts; Pennant
 

Description: National colors of the 82nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02046
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_B03F533_005
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of an unidentified Republic Steel Corporation employee operating an ingot dumper at a Central Alloy District plant. Republic Steel's Central Alloy District consisted of two plants: one in Canton, Ohio, and one in Massillon, Ohio. Republic Steel produced and cold-rolled stainless steel (ENDURO) and a variety of alloy steels in the Central Alloy District plants. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F029_01
Subjects: Steel Industry and trade; Republic Steel Corporation--Ohio; Ingot molds
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_B05F1027_007
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: 1937 Flood looking southeast from Republic Steel Warren's Main Office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0012_B04F50_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel Industry; Floods--1920-1940
Places: Warren (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts immigrants at a community hall Americanization class conducted by Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F74_002
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Americanization; Immigration