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_B02F230_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_B02F344_02
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Cinder Car without pot built by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B02F38_003
Subjects: Slag; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing flood gates near a culvert, which is a drain or pipe allowing water to flow under a structure (e.g. a road). The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Flood Gates, Sagamore Creek Culvert." The attached description on the back reads: "PHOTOGRAPH No. 56.| SAGAMORE CREEK FLOOD GATES.| Timbers in said gates are in a state of decay. They are leaking badly and loss of water supply at this point is very important." This photograph is part of a series taken by the Board of the Ohio Department of Public Works to document the disrepair of the infrastructure of the Ohio and Erie Canal and Miami-Erie Canal systems in 1916, showing the physical condition of each structure. The Ohio Department of Public Works is one of the oldest departments of state government in continuous existence. Among its other duties, this department was charged with maintenance and administration of the Ohio & Erie and Miami-Erie Canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA936AV_B01_056
Subjects: Waterworks; Rivers; Canals; Lakes & ponds; Dams; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the welcome home celebration for Neil Armstrong after NASA mission Gemini 8; Gymnasium of Wapakoneta High School (formerly Blume High). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F2_043
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Celebrations
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This jewelry box was assembled from poplar wood and paper, then painted with yellow watercolor paint that has since faded. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8610_closed
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Clothing & dress
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Newsboy at 4th and Walnut (VINE) St. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1937." This photograph shows a man selling The Cincinnati Post newspaper with a headline that reads: "Report Many Die In Kentucky Flood." On the sidewalk next to him is a wooden box that says Werks Soap TAG Save the TAGS, which is full of newspapers, above which is a poster which reads "$1000 Cash in Awards In The Post news 'Slanguage' Contest. See details in The Post. Behind him is the northeast corner of Vine Street and West Fourth Street with signs for Louis Hummel, American Express, and Steamship Tickets, as well as a View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F03_04_01
Subjects: Newspaper vendors--Ohio--Cincinnati; Newsboys--United States; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; Floods--Ohio--Cincinnati; Floods--Ohio--Ohio River
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Construction of blast furnace at Republic Steel in Warren, Ohio 1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0012_B04F08_028
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel Industry; Blast furnaces--Equipment and supplies; Blast furnaces--Design and construction; Steel industry and trade--Youngstown (Ohio); Blast furnaces--United States
Places: Warren (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: 80 ton open top ladle car built by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B03F91_002
Subjects: Slag; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bookplate of Columbus School for Girls (Columbus, Ohio), drawn by Miss Helen Osborn and engraved and printed by The Champlin Press. The wreathed pillars in the foreground are borrowed from the portico of the school when it was located on the corner of Parsons Avenue and Bryden Road; the upper framing includes the buckeye. The arms of the school appear in front of a shelf of books. From p. 254 of "Some American College Book-Plates" by Harry Parker Ward (Columbus: The Champlin Printing Company, 1915). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05654
Subjects: Bookplates; Books and reading; Schools--Ohio; Columbus School for Girls (Ohio);
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Sandlotters" The photograph shows a woman holding a baseball bat and standing at home plate, ready to swing, while and umpire and catcher wait expectantly. A small group of people, watch from the sidelines. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_025_1
Subjects: Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Baseball fields--United States--History--Pictorial works; Baseball in America; Baseball uniforms; Fashion
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton 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_B03F416_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)