Description: Portrait of Major General Philip H. Sheridan from Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, ca. 1861-1865. Sheridan (1831-1888) was born to Irish immigrants John and Mary Sheridan, who settled in Somerset, Ohio. As a young man, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. When the Civil War broke out, Sheridan was a captain in the army; by the end of the war, he had been promoted to major general. Just before his death he became the fourth man to receive the grade of full general, following George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman. Over the course of his career he held numerous important positions, including Commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, military governor of Texas and Louisiana, and commander in chief of the U.S. Army. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00541
Subjects: Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military officers; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: Fertilizer loaders made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. The equipment was readied for shipment on railroad flat cars in the Jeffrey yard, 1916. A loader could move approximately one ton of fertilizer per minute with its bucket chain elevator. The buckets used on these loaders were made at the Ohio Malleable Iron Company, a Columbus-based subsidiary of Jeffrey. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01367
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1930s or early 1940s, this photograph shows men and women playing badminton at an unidentified location, with people sitting at picnic tables in the background. 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_B13F02_013_001
Subjects: Badminton (Game); Picnics; Parks; Sports; Recreation; Summer
Places: Ohio
 

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_018_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Viaducts
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated March 23, 1911, this photograph shows the "Old Aqueduct" spanning the Mad River in Dayton, Ohio. The aqueduct was actually part of the Miami and Erie canal system, allowing canal boats to cross over the Mad River. Completed in 1845, the Miami and Erie Canal connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati and Lake Erie in Toledo. 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_037
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Aqueducts; Mad River (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "This monument near Elizabethtown, Ohio, on U.S. 50, marks the primary meridian surveyed by Israel Ludlow of Cincinnati to form the west boundary of Ohio. It is assumed to be due north of the middle of the mouth of the Great Miami in 1789. By 1837 the line had to be resurveyed by a joiny (joint) Ohio-Indiana Commission which erected this monument to mark the boundary. This is not only the boundary line, but the Israel Ludlow survey determined the land holdings of settlers in the tract gained by Wayne's Treaty of Greenville with the Indians in 1795. thus the Ludlow survey extended to Fort Recovery, 69 miles north of the Ohio River. (copied from Enquirer, 9/10/39 - JFH)." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_020_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Monuments & memorials; American Indians in Ohio; Northwest Territory; Treaties; Treaty of Greenville; Ludlow, Israel, 1765-1804
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Adelaid Dybell pointing to an oil painting of mortar and pestles in Cleveland, Ohio, likely teaching, as part of the Federal Art Project. Through the Federal Art Project (FAP), part of the Works Progress Administration, many artists were put to work teaching art classes and providing services. The FAP employed more than 5, 000 artists who created 225, 000 works of art for the American people. Many famous artists got their start working on the WPA, including Will Barnet, Adolph Gottlieb, Archibald Motley, David Park, and Jackson Pollock. 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_B12F09_040_001
Subjects: Art--Study and teaching; Paintings; Art schools; Federal Art Project; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio 1936. Monument in Fort St. Clair Park." Inscription reads: "Erected October 1922 by Wm. H. Ortt. Sacred to the memory of the soldiers who fought and died in the battle with the Indians at Fort Saint Clair November 6 1792." 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_003_1
Subjects: Historical markers--Ohio--Eaton; Fort Saint Clair (Ohio); Parks--Ohio
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the interior of St Joseph's Catholic Church in Fremont, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_040_1
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; Religion in Ohio
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a portrait of Edward F. Noyes (1832-1890) who served as Ohio's governor from 1872-1874. Noyes's administration promoted minor election reforms, as well as coal mine inspection and fish conservation laws. The state was reorganized into twenty congressional districts during his term in office. Noyes had a relatively quiet and uncontroversial term as governor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: R_432_Noyes
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio--Governors--Portraits
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (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_B02F334_02
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_B04F756_004
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)