Description: Photographic view of Harper's Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), from the railroad, with a contraband camp in the foreground. Harper's Ferry is located at the intersection of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. The most noted event in the town's long history was on October 16, 1859, when abolitionist John Brown and a small group of followers tried unsuccessfully to capture the federal arsenal. In less than two days, most of Brown's followers were killed or wounded. He was caught, tried for treason and sentenced to death. Due to the town's strategic location, it was occupied by both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War and a great deal of the town's infrastructure was damaged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04248
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Other--Non Ohio;
Places: Harper's Ferry (Virginia)
 

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_B02F229_03
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This mug is made of white molded milkglass and has ribbed decoration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8942
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Cups
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Yvonne Walker-Taylor at a beach in Boston, Massachusetts. Walker-Taylor became one of the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named president of Wilberforce in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F09_C_2
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators
Places: Boston (Massachusetts)
 

Description: A photo of drywall and grading at the garage and workshop. The photo was taken as part of Project No. 28b, Other Structures. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_feb35_b35_61
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Building; Drywall construction; Grading (Earthwork)
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This shows the rear and side facades of the Athens County Courthouse. The structure, built from 1878-1880 by architect H.E. Myers, is the third building to occupy this site on Court Street. The buildings lining Court Street are renowned for their historic charm with most dating from 1880-1910; as a result, the steep entrance to the courthouse is located in the heart of Athens, Ohio, home to Ohio University. The interior was remodeled in the 1930s with funding from the Works Progress Administration. In 1992, it was connected to the adjacent Cline building, forming the Athens County Administration Building complex. It is represents a combination of several architectural styles, including Italian Villa Style, Richardsonian Romanesque and Classic Revival (European revival style). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F01_026
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places;
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); 15 Court St.
 

Description: This home, known as the Fisher House, is located in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The work of architect Lucian Plympton, it was built in the Swiss Chalet style popular between 1885-1910. The house was completed in 1892. Characteristics of the Swiss Chalet style include a low-pitched front gable roof, second-story balconies, and decorative carving. The ornate detailing on the home's facade is also characteristic of a decorative style known as "gingerbread." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F09_037_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Architecture; Houses--1890-1950
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a locomotive crane that was involved in an accident. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F86_013
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry and trade--Accidents
 

Description: Portrait of Emma Revallion. She was the mother of Eva Walker, who was the wife of Bishop Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker, 10th president of Wilberforce University and 66th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Eva and Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker were the parents of Yvonne Walker-Taylor who became the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named president of Wilberforce in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F01_A
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American Educators
 

Description: Lt. Roderick Sheldon McCook, 1839-1885, carte-de-visite. Son of John McCook. He was born on March 10, 1839 in New Lisbon, Ohio. He graduated from the Navel Academy and spent his career in the U. S. Navy. He was one of the family known as the "Fighting McCooks". Seventeen members of the family, two fathers and their fifteen sons all fought in the America Civil War. He died in Vinland, New Jersey on February 13, 1986 as a result of a head injury from being thrown from his buggy. He was buried in Union Cemetery in Steubenville, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08427
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; McCook family; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b03_f179
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Children
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Portrait of William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901). McKinley was a Civil War veteran and served as Governor of Ohio from 1892-1896. In the Civil War he was in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry with another future President, Rutherford B. Hayes. McKinley's first term as governor was uneventful, and he won reelection by eighty thousand votes in 1893. During his second term, McKinley's greatest crisis involved the Panic of 1893. This economic downturn led to the unemployment of fifty percent of Ohio's factory workers. McKinley generally sided with business owners, calling out the state militia on several occasions to put down workers' strikes. McKinley was the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV105_1_24
Subjects: Ohio--Governors--Portraits; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)