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_B02F265_08
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: G. J. Pontius 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_09
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A photo of the view from front of the residence constructed to be used by the caretaker. This photo was taken as part of Project No. 110, Dwellings. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_apr35_b35_67
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Construction
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: A large grass-roof building, possible a home, with other structures in the distance. The upper and lower left corners of this image are missing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_N
Subjects: Buildings; Houses
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: Illustration of Phalanx soldiers recieving their wages published in "The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861-'65" by Joseph T. Wilson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: blackphalanx_15
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Civil War 1861-1865
 

Description: This gray scoop was made from tin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H73346_top
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Kitchen utensils--United States--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This soldering iron is made of iron and copper. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H72209
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Tools and equipment
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This cylindrical kettle is made of cast iron. It has flat hand holds and "Elanged Edge" marked on it. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H79223
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Cooking tools and equipment
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows Warren G. Harding shaking the hand of a supporter holding a sign that reads, "[illegible] is for Harding first time we ever agreed" at a campaign rally near the Harding home in Marion, Ohio. This photograph is part of a photograph album in the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection (P146). Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College in Iberia, Ohio, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. He married Florence Kling de Wolfe in 1891, and embarked on his political career in 1900 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature. After serving two terms as an Ohio Senator, Harding served as Lieutenant Governor in 1904 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. Although he lost the 1910 gubernatorial race, Harding was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty promoted Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His front porch campaign was centered on speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy” in this post World War I era. Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding unexpectedly died from a massive heart attack while touring the western United States, and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20P03_002
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Campaign posters; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential candidates; Presidential campaigns
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Washing vegetables in spring-fed water at author-conservationist Louis Bromfield's Malabar Farm, produce stand, Richland County, Ohio, 1953. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00659
Subjects: Farm life -- Ohio; Ohio Economy -- Agriculture; Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956
Places: Lucas (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Miami and Erie Canal in Miami County through Piqua, Ohio, between stations 7820 and 7884. The Miami River, bridges, locks, streets, and other landmarks along the route and throughout the town are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4927_003
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view photograph of the Republic Steel Corporation and the residential neighborhood surrounding the factory in Youngstown, Ohio, ca. 1930-1950. In the 1930s, the Republic Steel Corporation was at the center of a major labor dispute with its workers, who wanted to unionize; they succeeded, and during World War II and two decades afterwards the company prospered financially. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03305
Subjects: Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor; Republic Steel Corporation
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)