Description: Homecoming parade held for astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969. More than 80,000 supporters greeted 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, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F5_029
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Map illustrating the escape of Mary Ellen Richards and Velma West from the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, 1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00112
Subjects: Female offenders; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections
 

Description: "The Wiener Wurst Man", illustration on page 135 of Daniel J. Kenny's book, Illustrated Cincinnati, published in 1875. A popular man in the "Over the Rhine" area of Cincinnati in the 1870s, with his attendant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_007_001
Subjects: Illustrations; Kenny, DJ
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption of a similar photograph reads: "Code - E5; Class - Cities; Ident. - River Scene at Cincinnati, from Kentucky shore; Location - Cincinnati; Credit - Courtesy of Homer Jensen." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F01_032_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Cityscapes;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1936, this photograph shows the winners of a bicycle race in Riverview Park, in Dayton, Ohio, which overlooks the Great Miami River near downtown Dayton. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Montgomery Co. Dayton, Ohio Winners of Bicycle Races. Riverview Park Auspices - City Recreation Dept." This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_022_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio); Boys; Bicycles; Bicycle races
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Golf Course at California Water Work ? Cincinnati.Ohio" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F06_024_001
Subjects: Parks; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; Golf
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a large number of sailboats in a harbor in Lake Erie and others at dock. This photograph was probably taken around the Sandusky Bay or Lake Erie Islands area, though more information is needed to be certain. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_013_1
Subjects: Lake Erie; Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio); Boats and boating--Erie, Lake
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of a group of children playing jacks at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Maumee, Ohio. The church was founded in 1837 and continues to operate today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_023_01
Subjects: Children; Games; Churches; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio); Maumee (Ohio)
 

Description: This pennant shows the Brigade Colors of the 73rd Infantry Brigade, 37th Infantry Division. The blue swallowtail shaped flag measures 142 cm high by 158 cm wide. The white numbers, 73 and 37 are machine sewn applique. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. Photographs of the flags and the paintings are now part of the society's archival collections View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02216
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918; Military flags; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact
Places: 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_B03F413_004
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_B05F0831B2_020
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Mixer-type hot metal car built by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B03F104_005
Subjects: Slag; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)