Description: Dated October 13, 1936, this photograph shows construction workers building a new bridge on Dueber Avenue and an extension in Pike Township. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Works Progress Administration: Date 10/13/36, Negative #317, Project WPA 11792. County- Stark; City- Canton; Title- New Bridge Construction; Description- Bridge being constructed on Dueber Ave. extension in Pike Twp. Federal Writers Project, Canton. District #5." 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_B01F16_003
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Bridge Construction; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Keyer Pipe Manufacturing operation, 1227 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. At the left of the photograph on bench, can be seen the raw material used in the manufacture of pipes." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_029_1
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Pipe--Design and construction; Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cleveland's Lakefront. Lakefront from Terminal Tower looking west." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_34_01
Subjects: Shipping--Erie, Lake; Cleveland (Ohio)--Harbor; Harbors--Ohio--Cleveland; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Aerial Photography; Business and Labor; Industries--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "District #16 9/16/36. Federal Theater Project No. 1. "H.M.S. Pinafore" under construction at Burnet Woods Lake, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers')" This is a photo of the set construction for the Federal Theater Project production of HMS Pinafore. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_027_001
Subjects: Federal Theater Project (U.S.); Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore; Comic operas
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "McKinley Monument and approach, Canton, Ohio." The McKinley National Memorial is the final resting place for the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. He was elected in 1896 and again in 1900. President McKinley was assassinated on September 14, 1901, just six months into his second term. Canton was a significant location in McKinley's life; he lived there, practiced as an attorney, and conducted his political campaigns from the town. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F04_030_001
Subjects: McKinley National Memorial (Canton, Ohio); McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Monuments--Ohio
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a view of serious erosion to a farm land near Oxford, Ohio, in Butler County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F02_032_1
Subjects: Farms; Erosion; Agriculture--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Oxford (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: This (slightly stained) cotton square flag has a white field with a red square charge. It measures 120 by 120 cm. Army surgeon Albert J. Myer standardized signal communication with his early 1860s publication "A Manual of Signals For The Use of Signal Officers In The Field". The Myer Wig-wag system and associated codes were used by both Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Soldiers received signal kits containing three flags of this design in differing sizes: 2x2, 4x4, 6x6 ft. Among other tools in these kits, there also were two other signal flags; a 4x4 black field with a white square, and a 4x4 red field with a white square. Sequences of three basic movements (right motion, left motion, and front) comprised Myer's communication system. Wig-wag became the first Union Navy Joint Signal Code (between the Union Army and Navy) until the turn of the century. This artifact acquired by the Ohio History Connection between 1900 and 1950. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65424_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Textile--cotton; Civil War, 1861-1865;
Places: United States; Confederate States of America
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 83rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 174 cm high by 178 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 83rd Regiment O.V.I.U.S.A. Presented by The Cincinnati H. and D.R.R. to the Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02055
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_006
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Paul Dale 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F042_01
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
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_B05F1043_002
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts transportation department workers voting for representatives. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F89_005
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Steel workers