Description: Elevated view of the Ohio Statehouse including the William McKinley memorial, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1906-1915. Construction of Ohio's current statehouse began in 1839 and was completed in 1861. The Statehouse is typical of Greek Revival architecture, which Ohioans selected because of its democratic symbolism. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05240
Subjects: Ohio--Capital and capitol; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two students sitting on the north bank of Mirror Lake on the Ohio State University campus. Mirror Lake was purchased by OSU along with a piece of land from William Neil. Originally it was spring-fed but it dried up in 1891 and the water was subsequently provided by municipal water supply. Since 1990 there has been a tradition of students jumping into the lake around midnight on the Thursday night prior to the annual football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines. It is said that the the lake is haunted by multiple ghosts of students who lost their lives in unfortunate accidents in or near the lake. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07741
Subjects: Education; Ohio State University--Football; Parks: Lakes & ponds; Recreation
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Neil with parents Stephen and Viola and his two sons (at right) attend dedication of moon landing bust. Bust reads "Neil A. Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Apollo XI". More than 80,000 supporters greeted Neil Armstrong upon his return to Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Bob Hope served as marshal for the event, and guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, Governor James Rhodes, Mayor Donald Wittwer, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F6_039
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of Front Street in Marietta, Ohio. Shows Thomas Wells and Co. and the News Depot, ca. 1850-1859. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00200
Subjects: Streets--Ohio--Marietta; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the installation of a blooming mill drive. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F35_015
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry--1910-1930; Blooming mills
 

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_B02F326_07
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of the house in which Ulysses S. Grant was born published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04581
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio)
 

Description: Broadside for the candidacy of Salmon P. Chase for President and Jefferson Davis as Vice-President. In 1855, Chase successfully ran for governor of Ohio as a Republican. Slavery was the dominant issue of the campaign, and as governor, Chase continued to focus on the issue of slavery, but also supported a number of other ideas that were of interest to many Ohioans of this era. He supported reform of the state militia, improved property rights for women, and changes in public education. . Chase was reelected as governor in 1857, but his second term was much less productive as Democrats gained control of the state legislature. Chase also sought the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1856 and 1860, but he was unsuccessful. The principal reason for these losses was Chase's radical abolitionist position. In the meantime, Republicans regained control of the Ohio legislature in 1859 and chose to send Chase back to the U.S. Senate in 1860. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: VFM5419_Chase
Subjects: Chase, Salmon P., 1808-1873; Presidential campaigns; Governors; Ohio History--State and Local Government;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows Whispering Oak at Fort St. Clair, a small supply fort built in 1791-1792 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00400
Subjects: Fort St. Clair (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Military Ohio
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, made the spur haul up chain used in this "Shoot the Chutes" water ride at Indianola Park, Columbus, Ohio, September 14, 1910. The chain hauled passenger-filled boats to the top of the ride where they were released to glide down a chute into a water pond below. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00942
Subjects: Amusement parks; Popular culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a crane that may have been involved in an accident. 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_B05F86_001
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry and trade--Accidents
 

Description: Photograph of 2-year-old Frances Brown, the niece of Hallie Q. Brown, at Homewood Cottage in Wilberforce, Ohio. Hallie Q. Brown was the daughter of freed slaves Thomas and Frances Jane who were actively involved with the Underground Railroad. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Wilberforce University and later became Dean of Women at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Brown helped found the National Association of Colored Women (NACW), was elected Secretary of Education of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1900 and served as the 7th National President of the NACW. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS5_B10F03_01
Subjects: Brown, Hallie Q. (Hallie Quinn), d. 1949; African American women; Wilberforce University; Tuskegee Institute; Religion in Ohio; African American Educators; African American children;
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)