Description: View of the grandstand at the Ohio State Fair in Zanesville, Ohio, September 21, 1859. Photographer J. Tresize was commissioned by the Fairs Fine Arts Committee to document the fair. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00712
Subjects: Muskingum County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Senator Robert A. Taft at his desk, 1949. Taft served as United States Senator from Ohio from 1939 until 1953 when he died in office. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1940, 1944, 1948 and 1952. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01078
Subjects: Legislators--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
 

Description: A photograph shows Koch Hall of Wittenberg College (now Wittenberg University). A caption on the back reads: "Clark Co., Springfield, O. April 28, 1937. CHEMISTRY BLDG, Koch Hall, W. side of Wittenberg College Campus, between Administration Bldg. and Elgar Weaver Observatory." Koch Hall was riginally known as Wittenberg's "Laboratories Building." It now serves as home to the art department, which offers courses in art history and studio art. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_038_001
Subjects: College buildings; Wittenberg College; Wittenberg University
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated June 10, 1937, this photograph shows the Avondale Synagogue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Avondale Synagogue, also referred to as the Temple Adath Israel, is a neo-classical revival synagogue built in 1926 by Oscar Schwartz, and is currently located at 3556 Reading Road in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. Due to a growing congregation, the synagogue moved from Avondale to Amberley and the building has been home to Southern Baptist Church since 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F08_003_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Schwartz, Oscar, fl. 1916-1931; Architecture; Synagogues; Religion in Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Casting room at Rapid Electrotype, Co. Cincinnati, Ohio." Electrotyping is an application of the art of electroplating to typography, used for making duplicate plates for relief printing. The Rapid Electrotype Company was founded in 1899, pioneering in making and distributing newspaper advertising plates to newspapers and dealers throughout the United States. This unique service allowed advertising agencies and advertisers to drastically increase their capacity of printing in the first quarter of the 20th century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_028_1
Subjects: Electrotyping; Printing industry; Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Street view. Shopping along Prospect Ave., Cleveland." This photograph shows Prospect Avenue, facing west, in Cleveland Ohio. The first building on the right is Weinberger Cut Rate Drug Store ("Where spending is saving!", founded by Adolph Weinberger in 1912 (his first store was located at E. 30th Street and Scovill Avenue). The drugstore grew quickly into a chain and by1945 all the stores were consolidated under the name Gray Drug Stores, Inc. Business began to decline in the 1960s , but Weinberger's son Jerome improved the stores and added a variety of products which helped revive the company. Gray's was taken over by Sherwin Williams Co. in 1981, who in turn sold the company to Rite Aid Corp in 1987. The next store is Volk's Credit Jewelers, located at 417 Prospect Avenue. Established in 1899, the pawnbroker is now called Volk's Jewelery and Loans. Above the pawn store is Dr. David Volk, Optometrist. Aspheric ophthalmic lenses were developed by Dr. Volk in 1956, which was a great improvement over common spheric lenses. The success of this development led Dr. Volk to form Volk Optical / Tech Optics Inc, in 1974 which commercially manufactured lenses. This led to a series of improvements over the years which has continually allowed the company to be a leader in the field of optics. Farther down the street can be seen signs for "Mary Lee Old Time Home Made Candies", "Anders Cafeteria", and "Kroger" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F10_11_01
Subjects: Streets--Ohio--Cleveland; Storefronts--Ohio--Cleveland; Pedestrians
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This United States flag has 38 white stars on a blue canton with seven red and six white stripes. The stars represent the states in the union during this period and the stripes represent the original 13 colonies. It is made of wool and the flag dates from 1877 to 1890. Vernon E. Davis of Columbus, Ohio, donated this United States flag in 1946. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65522_001
Subjects: National Flag--United States; Stars & Stripes; Textile--wool
 

Description: National colors of the 73rd Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 73rd Ohio Vet. Vols. Resacca. McDowell. Cross Key. Freeman's Ford. 2nd Bull R[un]. Chancellorsvill[e]. Gettysbur[g]. Lookout Vall[ey]. Mission-Ridge. Ca[?] New Hope Church. Lost Mou[?]. Kenesaw Mtn. Powder's [?]. C[h]attahoochee River. P[each] [?]. Atlan[ta]. Aver[ysboro]. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02028
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

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_B03F455_001
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_B05F1011_009
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: 90 inch plate mill 1911 at Republic Steel Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0012_B04F36_002
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel Industry; Plate mills
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning 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_B01F110_04
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)