Description: Photograph of the intersection of Miami Street (route 36) and Main Street (route 68) taken from the south side. At the center of the town is the statue, "Man on the Monument." Viewable in the photo are cars passing along the main drag. Businesses in the photograph include The Citizens National Bank, Urbana Dry Goods Company, and Family Shoe Store View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_001_001
Subjects: Urbana (Ohio)--History; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments;
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 68th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division. Rectangular flag measures 134 cm high by 174 cm wide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02220
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918
 

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_007
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_027
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_B03F116_001
Subjects: Slag; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: General plant scene depicting accident. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F03_028
Subjects: Steel industry; Steel industry and trade-- Accidents; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
 

Description: This photograph depicts a threading machine in a tube mill coupling department. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F83_008
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Couplings
 

Description: Five 8.5" by 11" (21.6 by 27.9 cm) images were taken during the 1916 strike in East Youngstown, later renamed Campbell, Ohio. National Guard troops are visible in the first three images, as is the damage caused the fires set during the strike, which are seen in the last two images. On December 28, 1915, five hundred workers at the Republic Iron and Steel Company's tube mill in Youngstown walked off their jobs. Urged on by members of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) and other labor organizers the steelworkers demanded higher wages from their company which had increased production due to the war in Europe. The strike quickly spread to other Republic Iron and Steel departments, as well as to other steel companies, and soon 16,000 area steelworkers were on strike. In response to the strike the steel companies hired armed guards to protect the mills and the employees who remained on the job. Confrontations soon erupted between the company guards and the striking steelworkers, culminating on January 7, 1916 when company guards at Youngstown Sheet & Tube's East Youngstown mill opened fire on a crowd of picketers. The crowd responded by rioting and burned much of East Youngstown's business district. The next day 2,100 National Guard troops arrived and restored order but not before three people had died and 125 were injured. The arrival of the National Guard as well as offers of increased wages by the steel companies convinced most of the striking workers to return to their jobs. Within a week of the riots the mills were once again operating near full capacity. The 1916 strike not only led to increased wages but also persuaded the steel companies to take more interest in their employees' welfare. Believing that the foreign-born employees had been controlled by the I.W.W. during the strike, the steel companies organized Americanization classes. The companies also noticed the poor housing and living conditions that many steelworkers faced and so undertook construction projects. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1628_1919884_003
Subjects: Military Ohio; Business and Labor; Steel industry; Soldiers; Strikes; Fires
Places: East Youngstown (Ohio); Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: E. T. Causer 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_B01F082_14
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of African American children lined up to receive food. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_VFM29_B03F08_06
Subjects: African American children; African American men; African American women
 

Description: This measuring cup was made by hand of tin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9418
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Cooking tools and equipment
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This handmade half scoop was made from tin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9429
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Kitchen utensils--United States--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)