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_B05F0834_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Index/numeric listing of photos of hot metal Kling cars listed by contract number and photo number. List was created by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B03F117_002
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_030
Subjects: Steel industry; Steel industry and trade-- Accidents; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
 

Description: This photograph depicts the construction a Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company office building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F41_007
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Construction
 

Description: Carl W. Meyers 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_19
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This round semiliquid lamp is made by hand of tin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9426
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Lighting devices
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This rectangular bread pan was handmade from tin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9431
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Kitchen utensils--United States--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Isaac H. Hambleton, sometimes incorrectly identified as "J.W. Hamilton," who was an Underground Railroad operator at West Jefferson, Madison County, Ohio. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03159
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: West Jefferson (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial photograph of the city of Warsaw, in Wyoming County, New York, which was an Underground Railroad Center in the hills of the western part of the state. This cabinet card is from L.E. Walker and Son, Warsaw, New York. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03096
Subjects: Underground Railroad--New York; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Warsaw (New York); Wyoming County (New York)
 

Description: Photograph of the book department at The F. & R. Lazarus Company, ca. 1930. The book department (1926-1939) was on the street floor, on the Front Street end of the building. Mrs. Lou Teeter, renowned first buyer, is at the right rear, looking at a book. Between 1851 and 1965, the F & R Lazarus Company retail store dominated the trade and physical landscape of Columbus. The company rose from its early years as a men's clothier in a 20 x 40 foot room downtown, to its position by 1965 as a member of the largest department store chain, Federated Department Stores. Lazarus' growth reflects that of the capital city; from small beginnings through a "golden age" of downtown development, and eventually branching out into the surrounding countryside. In 2003, the Lazarus Company was incorporated with Macy's, a member of the Federated Department stores, and is no longer in existence. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04445
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Lazarus Department Store; Books; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of the front page of the Marion Daily Star with the headline "Harding Wins," November 3, 1920. Harding purchased the Marion Daily Star in 1882, and struggled as a newspaper owner and editor for several years. The paper's future improved once Harding married Florence Kling De Wolfe, a wealthy divorcee. With an infusion of money from his new bride, Harding was able to expand his newspaper, making it one of the most popular and politically powerful ones in central Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02882
Subjects: Presidential elections; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. The institution was founded by Presbyterian minister John L. Shipherd in 1832. Shipherd planned for the institution to admit both men and women. The first women formally admitted to the college program enrolled in 1837. The four women who enrolled that year made Oberlin College the first coeducational college in the United States. Three of the four women graduated with A.B. degrees in 1841. They were the first women in the United States to receive this degree. Oberlin College was also one of the first institutions of higher education to admit African Americans. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06515
Subjects: Women--Education - Ohio; Oberlin College; African Americans
Places: Oberlin (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)