Description: Reverse reads "Col Water works showing golf links." This appears to be an image of a golf course that once stood near the grounds of the Columbus Public Utilities building and water plant. The location appears to be close to the lower Scioto Greenway and Dublin Road. More information is needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04B_026_1
Subjects: Ohio Government; Waterworks; Sports; Golf; Columbus (Ohio). Division of Water
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Excelsior Salt Co. view of new warehouse adjoining main plant, Pomeroy." Pomeroy is located in southeastern Ohio along the Ohio River. It was named for Samuel Pomeroy, a Boston merchant who in 1804 purchased 262 acres of land on the site of the city. Salt making became a local industry in 1825 with the drilling of a well along Leading Creek. After 1850, when evaporating pans were put into use, the industry became really important. At the close of the Civil War salt was selling for $2.50 a barrel, and there were salt works here and at the near-by villages of Dabney, Excelsior, Buckeye, Minersville, Sutton, Riverside, Sugar Run, and Windsor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F20_006_1
Subjects: Salt mines and mining--History; Warehouses
Places: Pomeroy (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Negative of – South east corner of Fort Steuben on High between Adams and Market Streets. Jefferson County." Photo taken between 1935- 1943. Named after Prussian army officer Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Fort Steuben features four monuments on each corner to commemorate Steuben's assistance to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The inscription for this monument reads: "North-east Corner of Fort Steuben, erected 1786, named in honor of Major General Frederick William Augustus Baron von Steuben, who rendered distinguished service to the United States army in the War of the Revolution with General George Washington, February 7, 1778 to April 15, 1784." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_018_001
Subjects: Fort Steuben (Steubenville, Ohio); Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, 1730-1794
Places: Fort Steuben (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a painting by Rob Needham of a swallowtail silk guidon of the national colors which was used by the 40th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1861 and 1863. There are 34 painted stars arranged in concentric circles with an additional star in each of the blue canton's four corners. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes. The flag measures 67 by 85 cm. The 40th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and mustered into service on December 7, 1861. Major engagements in which the regiment took part include Middle Creek, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, the Atlanta Campaign, and Franklin. On December 10, 1864, after the battle of Franklin, the regiment was consolidated with the 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 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: AL02413
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Textile--silk; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 40th (1861-1864)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (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_B04F792_005
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: G. E. Gantz 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_B01F070A_21
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
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_B05F0882_06
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Hot metal ladle pouring steel into an open hearth furnace at an unidentified location. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F128_021
Subjects: Slag; Cinder Car; Steel Industry; Hot Metal Car; Mixer Car; William B. Pollock; Ladle; Open Hearth furnace
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a bar rack, used to hold long tools used to maintain and operate a blast furnace. Blast furnaces are used to smelt iron ore with coke to produce pig iron. This is the first step of steel production that occurs at mills. Air is forced into the bottom of the furnace, supporting the combustion, and giving the furnace its "blast" name. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Audiovisual Archives, so its subject is likely located at a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F22_010
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Blast furnaces; Tools
 

Description: This cartoon by Wes Brown depicts a woman labeled "PUBLIC HEALTH" in a garden. One plant holds a baby and is tagged "OUR CHILD LIFE - THE MOST DELICATE MOST PRECIOUS AND MOST IMPORTANT THING IN OUR COMMUNITY". The sun is blocked by smoke coming from smoke stacks tagged "THE SMOKING CHIMNEY THAT REFUSES TO CORRECT ITSELF". Weeds around the smoke stacks are labeled, "LACK OF INTEREST", "PRIMITIVE METHODS", "INDIFFERENCE", and "REFUSAL TO CO-OPERATE". Inside the sun is written, "THE SUN'S RAYS THE MOST HEALTH GIVING QUALITY IN THE UNIVERSE". Within the smoke is written, "SOOT, SULPHUR AND GAS LADEN CARBON BLANKET COVERING OUR CITY". The cartoon asks, "CAN WE PLANT DELICATE ROSES UNDER A SHADE TREE AND EXPECT THEM TO THRIVE? CAN WE REAR OUR CHILDREN UNDER A BLANKET OF SMOKE AND CONSIDER THAT WE ARE DOING OUR FULL SHARE TOWARD PRODUCING IN THEM HEALTHY BODIES?" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F58_002
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Cartoon & Satire; Pollution
 

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_B02F272_03
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Workmen dig for topsoil for finish grading on center of parking area. This photo was taken as part of Project No. 27, Other Public Campground Facilities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_sep34_b9_07
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939, Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Soils
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)