Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Beautiful Muskingum Valley" This photograph shows a picturesque scene near the Muskingum River. A field of haystacks can be seen in the foreground, with gently rolling hills in the background. This photograph was probably taken somewhere near Marietta. The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio. It begins at Coshocton in east-central Ohio by the confluence of the Walhonding and Tuscarawas rivers. It flows in a meandering course southward past Conesville, Trinway and Dresden to Zanesville, and then southeastward past South Zanesville, Philo, Malta, McConnelsville, Beverly, Lowell, Stockport and Devola. It joins the Ohio River at Marietta. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F18_006_1
Subjects: Muskingum River Valley (Ohio)
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "People at work & play - Alfred Murphy. Never too old to learn. That's the slogan of Alfred Murphy, 105 year old ex-slave, a pupil in a literary class conducted by the WPA in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Murphy lived 33 years in slavery, spent two years in the Confederate Army, throwing up breastwork. He was at Richmond when General Lee surrendered. Unemployed teachers, hired by the WPA, are teaching 9,000 Ohioans to read and write. Ohio has 320,000 illiterates, America, 3,200,000." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_008_001
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Students; Literacy; Works Progress Administration; Adult education--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This Easter greeting card was sent out by the Boston One Price Clothing House of Zanesville, Ohio. It shows three children in formal dress seated under a large eggshell and looking at an Easter basket with colored eggs. This store, which was opened and operated by proprietor A. E. Starr, was situated at the corner of Fourth and Main Streets in downtown Zanesville. "One Price" clothing houses could be found around the country and Starr popularized the practice in the Zanesville area, as well as the use of the cash payment system. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS559_B13F10_003
Subjects: Advertisements; Holidays; Stores and shops; Retail trade;
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Painting of national colors of 33rd Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 186 cm high by 190 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 33rd Reg. O.V.V.I. Chaplin Hills, Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Atlanta, Savannah, Averysboro, Bentonville, Raleigh. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02395
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_B04F638_003
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_B05F0881_013
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Eddie Fox 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_B01F070A_05
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Unidentified exhausts made by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F128_003
Subjects: Blast furnaces--Equipment and supplies; Blast furnaces--Design and construction; Steel industry and trade--Youngstown (Ohio); Blast furnaces--United States; Blast Furnace--Ohio; William B. Pollock Company
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph, taken in a boiler house, depicts a machine with a large hopper on it. Boiler houses provide steam to the rest of the plant to run any steam-powered machinery. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Audiovisual Archives, so it was likely taken at a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F37_030
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Boiler house
 

Description: This photograph depicts workers conducting a representative election at a welding department meeting in 1918. Four men sit at a table with a sign. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F89_008
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; 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_B02F268_08
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Liberians building a grass-roof hut. Another grass-roof structure, trees, and a wall are also included. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_I
Subjects: People; Construction
Places: Liberia (Africa)