Description: Caption on front of photograph reads: "'The Hermitage, ' one of the first six houses, is kept as a sort of shrine to the memory of Alexander Gunn, retired Cleveland hardware man, who lived in it eighteen years." Gunn first visited the village of Zoar in 1879, and eventually purchased this house as well as a brewery when the Society of Separatists of Zoar, a communal society, disbanded in 1898. Gunn, who died in 1900 in Germany, is buried in Zoar. A group of separatists from Germany, eventually known as Zoarites, established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County in 1817. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, they had separated from the official German religion, the Lutheran Church. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole. In exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the separatists experienced economic prosperity. Due in part to influences from the outside world and the death of original residents, in 1898 the remaining members decided to dissolve the society, and its property was divided among the Zoarites. It was an end to the communistic experience at Zoar.  View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F01_026_1
Subjects: Gunn, Alexander, 1837-1901; Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.; Society of Separatists of Zoar--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: Pike's Opera House and the new Chamber of Commerce Building, across Vine Street, were both destined to be destroyed by fire. More than 27 fire engine companies fought the disastrous conflagration on the south side of Fourth, between Vine and Walnut. The property damage was more than $1,000,000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_011
Subjects: Fires; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Disasters;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio) Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This may be a photo of a tugboat on the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F02_005_001
Subjects: Paddle-wheel steamers; Rivers
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The Ohio State School for the Blind utilized models, like this one, to allow its students to perceive the shape of large buildings and landscapes they would otherwise be unable to experience. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F04_23_001
Subjects: Models; Schools--Ohio; Students; Ohio State School for the Blind; Blind--Education--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photo depicts a student standing on a chair, reaching for a book on the top shelf of a bookshelf in the stacks at the OSU Main Library. The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, anchoring the western end of The Oval, is the Ohio State University’s main branch and single largest repository. Also called the Main Library, it was named after the university’s fifth president. The Thompson Library, designed by the Boston firm of Allen and Collens in the Italianate Renaissance Revival style was opened January 6, 1913. Its placement on the Oval was suggested by the Olmsted brothers who had designed New York City's Central Park. The library has been renovated or expanded three times since its original date of construction. The first addition, a massive extension of the original three-floor structure, the addition of a 10-story tower, as well as single story extensions to the north and south ends of the east entrance. This first renovation was completed on June 2, 1951. The second expansion added an unadorned modern extension to the west wing, finished on January 5, 1977. In July 2006, the library closed to begin the $108 million dollar renovation of the building started on January 10, 2007. The 2007-09 renovation included hazardous materials abatement, replacement and expansion of the 1977 addition, and restoration of the building's original east facade. The library reopened on August 3, 2009, and it was officially dedicated on September 24, 2009. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F03_020_1
Subjects: Education; Universities & colleges--United States--1890-1940; Ohio State University. Library; Ohio State University. William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library; William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library; Ohio State University; Thompson, W. O. (William Oxley), 1855-1933
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph show shows small harbor in Lake Erie. A building near the center reads "Boats for Hire" and an over the entryway on the left seems to reads "Dock Huntington." This could be the Huntington Dock that was located on Kelley's Island, though more information is needed to be certain. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_019_1
Subjects: Lake Erie; Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio); Boats and boating--Erie, Lake
Places: Kelleys Island (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This cotton Montana State Flag was acquired between 1950 and 1970. Design consists of the state seal on a blue field with gold fringe. Maker's mark indicates it was made by Emerson Manufacturing Company The state seal, designed in 1865, pictures a plow, pickaxe, and shovel, below which is a scroll. The text reads: "Oro y Plata", Spanish for 'gold and silver'. In the background lie the Rocky Mountains, a river, and forests illuminating Montana's contribution of agriculture and stores of natural resources. Montana's (in Spanish, montaña) nicknames are Treasure State, and Big Sky Country. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65497_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Textile--cotton; State Flags --Montana;
Places: Montana; United States
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 112th Field Signal Battalion, 37th Infantry Division. Rectangular flag measures 89 cm high by 122 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 1st Field Batt'l'n Ohio Signal Corps. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02224
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_B03F414_002
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_B05F0835_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Index/numeric listing of photos of mixer-type hot metal cars. Index includes list by contract number with brief description of purchaser and car, and photo number. Index created by the William B. Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B03F117_004
Subjects: Slag; Steel industry; Hot metal
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: General plant accident scene. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F03_032
Subjects: Steel industry; Steel industry and trade-- Accidents; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company