Description: This Art Deco style illustration for "Springfield" was created for use in The Ohio Guide. It features a frontiersman wearing a coonskin cap, and a second frontiersman on croutched, peering over a rock. The one man is most likely either James Demint, a Kentuckian who built a small settlement in what is now Springfield, or Simon Kenton, also from Kentucky, who named the village. In the background is the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Plant, the Clark County Courthouse and St. Raphael Church. A signature of the artist "SEAY" can also be seen. It is very similar to chapter heading that was used for Springfield in The Ohio Guide. 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_B13F05_051_001
Subjects: Chapter-headings; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: District #16 Federal Theater Project No. 1. Finale of Act I "H. M. S. Pinafore" presented by the combined Federal Theater and Music Projects at Burnet Woods Lake, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No.1. (Writers') 9/13/36." This is a production of HMS Pinafore at Burnet Woods, near the University of Cincinnati. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_023_001
Subjects: Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. HMS Pinafore; Orchestras
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Portion of Lake at Jefferson Co. State Park. 15 miles n.w. of Steubenville, Ohio." Jefferson Lake State Park is located at 501 Township Road 261A in Richmond, Ohio. Fishing and non-motorized boats are permitted at Jefferson Lake. There are also many picnic spots and plenty of hiking and bridle trails. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_028_001
Subjects: State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works. & reserves--Ohio--1930-1940; Lakes--Ohio
Places: Richmond (Ohio); Steubenville (Ohio) Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this is a photograph of a framed clipping that reads "Champaign Fire Company! The members of the Champaign Fire Company will meet at the Court House, this Monday evening July 24 at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of organizing the Company. A full attendance is desirable. Urbana, July 2 [?], 1833." 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_B14F04_008_001
Subjects: Champaign County (Ohio); Fire departments--Ohio; Meetings
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: This Mississippi flag in red, white and blue and is made of cotton. It is decorated with the Confederate Battle Flag canton in one corner, a long red band and shorter blue and white bands. It's rectangular shape is 90 by 155 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65289_001
Subjects: State Flags; Ceremonial artifact; Textile--cotton
 

Description: National colors of the 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: Eighty Eighth Regt., Ohio. Vol. Infty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02049
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_B03F534_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: An unidentified worker operates an ingot dumper at a Central Alloy District plant of Republic Steel Corporation. 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_02
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_B05F1041_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This scene depicts Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company tanker cars on a sidetrack at the Brier Hill works. This is the scene of the Brier Hill tanker accident. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F01_006
Subjects: Steel industry--1930-1940; Steel industry and trade--Accidents; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Brier Hill works; Steel Industry-- Youngstown (Ohio)
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts steel workers operating a sulphate dryer in a coke plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F69_005
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Coke plants; Steel workers
 

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_B01F111_11
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)