Description: View of Cincinnati from an unidentified balcony location. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F01_023_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Cityscapes;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows the Cary-Bird stern-wheel paddle boat in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cary-Bird was a steam boat from Greene Line Steamboats, a steamboat line owned and operated by Captains Gordon and Mary Greene out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Gordon died in 1927, and Mary in 1944, which left the company to their two sons Christopher and Thomas. 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_B12F01_049_001
Subjects: Ohio River; Steamboats; Cars (Automobiles); Transportation--Ohio; Ohio River
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This seems to be a photo of a comedy performance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F04_11_001
Subjects: Comedy programs; Theaters
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The 35 star flag was flown from 1863 to 1865. In 1861 Kansas became the 34th state and the 35th state was formed when West Virginia separated from Virginia. The US Flag has 35 Stars with the 13 red and white strips. It is rectangular in shape and measures 125 by 275 cm. It is made of wool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65548_001
Subjects: National Flag--United States; Civil War 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Guidon of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, Battery B, U.S. Volunteers (Guidon of 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Troop H). Swallowtail flag measures 100 cm high by 68 cm wide. The text on flag reads: 1.O.V.C. H. The top field is red and bottom field is white. The text of red field is appliqued with white silk and reads "1. O.V.C." Text on red field is appliqued with red silk, reads "H." The text is centered in fields. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02197
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; Spanish-American War, 1898; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact
 

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_B03F401_001
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_B05F0831B2_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: A new 165-ton submarine ladle car built by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B03F98_002
Subjects: Slag; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio); Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Warehouse at the corner of Gerard Avenue and 144th St. in New York City, New York. Youngstown-Buckeye conduit was used in the warehouse. On the photo is written: "LEHIGH VALLEY R.R. CO. WAREHOUSE GERARD AVE. & 144th STREET NEW YORK CITY YOUNGSTOWN BUCKEYE CONDUIT" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F43_029
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry and trade--New York (State)--New York; Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Places: New York City (New York)
 

Description: This photograph depicts screens at a coke plant in operation. Coke plants burn coal in order to purify it and transform it into coke; then, blast furnaces burn layers of coke and iron ore to produce pig iron, the first step of the steelmaking process. This photograph is from the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Audiovisual Archives, so it likely depicts a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F70_002
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Coke plants
 

Description: John B. McClain 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_B01F081_08
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Illustration by artist James Walker depicting deceased Civil War soldiers on a battlefield published in Harper's Weekly on November 11, 1865. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_OVS14_D08_11
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Military officers; Artists; Civil War 1861-1865