Description: This photograph shows an aerial view of the east central industrial area of Mansfield, Ohio. At the center is Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. 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_B11F09_002_001
Subjects: Historic buildings--Ohio--Mansfield--Pictorial works; Mansfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Mansfield (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows three spools on top of a sewing machine like device. This photograph was grouped with others of the Owens-Corning, and this could be spun-glass thread of some kind. The Owens-Corning Fiberglas Company Plant, located at 400 Case Avenue near Shields Street in Newark, occupies what was formerly the abandoned works of the largest bottle manufactory. Then called Owens-Illinois, the factory was purchased in 1933, to provide spun-glass and glass fiber research facilities. Corning Glass had been experimenting with such fibers for years, and the two companies decided to work jointly on development. By 1938, the two companies had merged to become Owens-Corning. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company manufactured 'glass wool' insulation for battleships, refrigerators, and houses, and spinning glass into delicate silk-like fibers to be woven into glass cloth, and fabrics for insulating electric wires. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_027
Subjects: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Newark (Ohio); Sewing machines
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Building project of the Works Progress Administration. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_041_001
Subjects: Industries; Labor; New Deal; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Portrait of George Hoadly (1826-1902), who served one term as the Governor of Ohio from 1884-1886. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_3174
Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Governors; Ohio Governor (1884-1886 : Hoadly); Ohio History State and Local Government;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: This flag had a red border and 3 blue vertical stripes in the center on a white background. The shape is rectangular, measuring 135 by 80 cm. It is made of cotton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H70380_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Flag--support
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 55th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 55th Ohio V.V.I. Moo[rfie]ld. [?] Freeman's Ford. White Sulphu[r] S[prings?] Chancellorsville. Getty[s]b[urg]. Mission Ridge. Buzzard's Roost Gap. Resaca. Ca[?]e [?] Ken[es]aw Mountain. Pea[?] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02444
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_B03F477_002
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_B05F0891_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_010
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 U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Youngstown-Buckeye conduit was used in the capitol. On the photo is written: "U.S. CAPITOL WASHINGTON, D.C. YOUNGSTOWN-BUCKEYE CONDUIT" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F45_005
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry; U.S. Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Places: Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: This photograph depicts two children bathing in a tub. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F61_004
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry
 

Description: Charles C. Chase 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_B01F070_05
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio