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_B05F0876_011
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a locomotive crane drum, which adjusts controls the length of cable that determines the height of a crane. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Audiovisual Archives, so it likely depicts a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F85_010
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry
 

Description: Painting of regimental colors of the 113th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 180 cm high by 202 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 113th Regiment O.V.I. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02556
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: This photograph of the Dayton Institute of Art was taken in the 1960s. The Italian Renaissance building was modeled after the Villa d'Este, near Rome, and the Villa Farnese at Caprarola in Italy. It was built in 1930, after the Dayton Museum of Fine Arts outgrew its former location. The building, which overlooks the Great Miami River just west of Dayton, was designed by architect Edward B. Green of Buffalo. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The photograph measures 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3068_3670125_001
Subjects: Arts and entertainment; Architecture; Museums; Stairways; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Remains of the Union Station arcade in downtown Columbus, Ohio, 1976. Designed by the famous Chicago architectural firm Daniel H. Burnham and Co., the building was Columbus's third Union Station. It opened in 1897, and the arcade was completed two years later. By the mid-20th century, train ridership had declined sharply, and in October 1976 all but one arch of the ornate facade was demolished. The station continued to offer Amtrak service until April 1977, but it was demolished in September 1978. This photograph was submitted by photographer Robert Marks of Columbus in the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03782
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Railroad terminals--Ohio; Architecture; Transportation--Ohio--History; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: James Morgan, of Williams County, was electrocuted September 26, 1919, for the Murder of Alexander Grant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08108
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law
 

Description: Carte de visite of Lt. (Later to become Capt.) Jesse Morrow, who served with Companies B, D, and F of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Company B was recruited from Athens and Gallia Counties, Ohio. Company D was recruited from Jackson County, Ohio, and Company F was recruited from Washington County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f13_16
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company B; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company D; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regime
Places: Athens County (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: A black and white portrait, on a cabinet card, of a beardless Abraham Lincoln taken in Macomb, Illinois by T. P. Pearson on August 26, 1858. Lincoln, dressed in a suit and tie, is looking directly forward at the camera. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F06_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Places: Macomb (Illinois); McDonough County (Illinois)
 

Description: This view shows the completed construction of the top portion of a blast furnace stove. A crew member of the William B. Pollock Company poses with the completed piece. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F126_024
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
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an image of an oak and chestnut bench. It is brown and has four splayed legs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H47968
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Chairs; Furniture
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: John Brotton Cameron 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_B01F074_01
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows a monument to the U.S.S. Shenandoah, located on U. S. Route. 21 near Ava, Ohio. The Shenandoah was the first gas-filled rigid airship built in America, and the first airship inflated with helium, an inert gas, instead of hydrogen, which is potentially explosive. On the morning of September 3, 1925, the airship was caught in a storm over Ava, Ohio. It broke apart and crashed, killing 14 crew members, including its captain, Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne (1888-1925), a native of Greenville, Ohio. The photograph measures 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3038_3655072_001
Subjects: Transportation; Airships; Shenandoah (Airship); Aircraft; Monuments & memorials
Places: Ava (Ohio); Noble County (Ohio)