Description: National colors of the 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01867
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Washington Ave. at Forest Ave., Avondale neighborhood, Cincinnati. Once home to Charles Fleischmann, yeast magnate and father of Cincinnati mayor Julius Fleischmann, Fleischmann Gardens is a four-acre park, designed in part by landscape architect A. D. Taylor. The Fleischmann family donated the park to the city of Cincinnati in 1925; the park was expanded in 1976. Charles Louis Fleischmann, born 1835 Krnov, Moravia, emigrated to the United States in 1865. Unimpressed with the quality of bread being produced in Cincinnati, he and his brother Maximilian originated the mass-production of yeast in America. Fleischmann eventually became the top world producer of yeast, the second-largest producer of vinegar, and the US' largest commercial gin producer. Reverse reads: "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937 Fleischmann Gardens" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_005_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati; Fleischmann, Charles Louis, 1835-1897
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "TERMINCAL INTERIOR A modernistic touch is evinced by this unusual interior of Cincinnati's Union Terminal. Viewed from the great rotunds, looking toward the main waiting room and train ramps, a portion of the justly famous murals may be seen; while a suggestion is had of many service facilities. Photo by WPA Photographer, Federal Project #1 (Writers')" In the early twentieth century, Cincinnati was linked to a number of other major cities through its rail lines. Union Terminal, a single railroad terminal, was developed to provide service for all passenger and freight lines entering the city. Construction began in the 1920s on the art deco style structure that was designed by architects Alfred Fellheimer and Stewart Wagner. Finished on March 31, 1933, Union Terminal had the largest half-dome in the world at the time. Even today it is the largest half-dome in the Western hemisphere. The artwork associated with Union Terminal was as amazing as the physical structure. Maxfield Keck designed bas-relief figures that represented Commerce and Transportation to flank the main doors. Winold Reiss, a German-born artist, designed murals made from glass mosaic tiles to decorate the interior of the terminal. The art deco style murals illustrate the United States' transportation history, different types of work in the United States, and Cincinnati history. Most of the murals were placed within the main entry of the terminal, but additional murals, portraying major Cincinnati businesses, were located in the concourse. The concourse was torn down in the 1970s, and these murals were relocated to the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati International Airport. Another artist, Pierre Bourdelle, created a mural at the entrance of the women's lounge. After success as a train terminal throughout the 1930s and 1940s, competition from automobiles and passenger airline service led to a decline in use of the terminal. By 1972, the last train service to Union Terminal ended. After a failed attempt in 1980 to turn Union Terminal into a shopping mall, the building was opened once again in November 1990 and was known as the Museum Center. The renovated Union Terminal now houses the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Science, the Cincinnati History Museum, the Cincinnati Historical Society Library, the Cinergy Children's Museum, and an OMNIMAX theater. Amtrak began offering passenger train service to Union Terminal beginning in 1991. Union Terminal was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1972. Its significance as one of the few remaining large art deco terminals meant that it also became a National Historic Landmark in 1977. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F07_001_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945; Fellheimer & Wagner; Fellheimer, Alfred; Wagner, Steward; Keck, Max, 1880-1943
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1930s, this photograph shows Alfred Murphy, an ex-slave who is learning to read and write in a literary class conducted by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Columbus, Ohio. He is 105 years old. He was a slave for 33 years and spent two years in the Confederate Army, throwing up breastwork. He was in Richmond when General Lee surrendered. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_009_001
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Students; Literacy; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an image of a federalist-style home as seen from a building across the street. Seen to the right of the house is a vintage Shell gas station. Also seen at the gas station is a classic car. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F03_007_1
Subjects: Lebanon (Warren County, Ohio : Civil jurisdiction)--Pictorial works; Warren County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Antique and classic cars
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: This token was created by the 17th Regiment Band, which served as part of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and stayed at Camp Goddard in Zanesville, Ohio, for a time during 1861. Many Civil War regiments had bands and played music while spending time at these camps. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS559_B13F11_002
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military life; Zanesville (Ohio);
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This United States flag is from the Civil War period. It is badly damaged. There are red and white stripes and gold stars have been painted on the field of blue. The dimensions are 110 by 175 and the fabric is silk. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65550_001
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; National Flag--United States; Stars and Stripes; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 31st Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 31st Ohio Vet[eran] Volunt[eer] Infan[try] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02397
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_B04F783_005
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_015
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Exhaust base made by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F128_005
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; Open Hearth furnace
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a massive coal pulverizer in a boiler house. 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_032
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Boiler house; Pulverizers; Coal