Description: Portrait of Ohio Governor John W. Bricker (1893-1986). Bricker served three, two-years terms as Governor from 1939-1945. As governor, Bricker had to deal with the end of the Great Depression and World War II. He succeeded in eliminating the state's deficit and also increased funding for Ohio's schools. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV105_1_37
Subjects: Ohio--Governors--Portraits; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color images shows a group of women manufacturing U.S. flags in a factory. In the foreground a dark-haired woman wearing a blue uniform is sewing a stripe on the flag. She is using a black sewing machine and a large spool of red thread. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06966
Subjects: Flags; Manufacturing processes; Sewing; Sewing machines; Tools
 

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_B04F555_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Parade down Auglaize Street celebrating Neil Armstrong coming back to his hometown Wapakoneta, Ohio after NASA mission Gemini 8. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F2_002
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This varnished maple and poplar Kas-style wardrobe features glass drawer pulls View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8953
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Furniture
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Mr. & Mrs. Curtice Powell and two of their nine children perished in the fire which destroyed their home and possessions, on June 7th. Neighbors in the vicinity of Maple Grove Church, on the Ashland - Richland county line sheltered the children and began a drive for cash and materials to erect a new home for the seven orphans. Donations poured in from both counties, and workmen have generously offered their services. The new home will be ready for occupancy before Christmas. Ashland Times - Gazette." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F13_007_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Orpanages; Construction; Fires
Places: Ashland County (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a man wearing a hat, sitting in a rocking chair, flanked by a woman, also wearing a hat, whose hand rests on the back of the rocker. 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: AL06380
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Couples; Other--Family History; Men; Women; Photography--History; Clothing & dress
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: The caption under the photograph reads: "Carthage Aqueduct--Looking West." An aqueduct refers to one of two kinds of structures: a water passage through land artificially constructed for the purpose of boats, ships, etc. to travel, or a channel (any type) used to transport water from one location to another. 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_1C
Subjects: Waterworks; Canals; Rivers; Lakes and ponds; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing a "slit trench" in front of a housing bunker known as "Stalag 70" at the First Marine Aircraft Wing Base near Pohang Dong, Korea, where PFC Michael Petrucci was stationed from 1953-1954. In the event of an attack, soldiers were to hit the trenches, then report to assigned duty as soon as possible. Petrucci was born August 9, 1930, in Youngstown, Ohio, where he grew up and attended school. Petrucci enlisted in the Marine Corps in July of 1952, and began basic training at Cherry Point Marine Base in North Carolina in August 1953. He received orders for overseas duty in May 1953, but when the United States and North Korea ended hostilities in July 1953, his transfer to Korea was halted. Petrucci was eventually sent to Korea in September 1953 and stationed at the First Marine Aircraft Wing base in the town of Pohang Dong, where he served until July 1954. By September 1954, Petrucci had returned to civilian life in Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07488
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; Military life; United States Marine Corps; Korean War (1950-1953)
Places: Pohang Dong (Korea)
 

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_B05F0844_005
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of circular earthworks in grove at Octagon Earthworks (formerly known as Octagon State Memorial). Octagon Earthworks are part of the Newark Earthworks complex of prehistoric Indian earthworks, originally one of the most extensive earthworks of its kind in the country. Enclosing 50 acres, the Octagon Earthworks are joined by parallel walls to a circular embankment enclosing 20 acres. Within the octagon, opposite the openings are small mounds. The Octagon Earthworks were built by the Hopewell Indians (100 BC-AD 500) and were probably used for ceremonial, social, and religious purposes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_90_13_01
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Octagon State Memorial (Newark, Ohio); Mounds--Ohio
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of engraving of Colonel Robert Kingston Scott, 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Civil War), chief of South Carolina's Freedmen's Bureau, as well as governor of that state, ca. 1860-1869. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00589
Subjects: United States - Officials and employees; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights