Description: This is a photograph of a small boat and barge on the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_002_001
Subjects: Ohio River; Boats; Barges
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Dated to the 1930s or early 1940s, this photograph shows the Battle of Fallen Timbers Monument in Maumee, Ohio, at the Fallen Timbers Battlefield Memorial Park. Dedicated in 1929, this monument includes a statue group featuring General Anthony Wayne, and American Indian warrior, and an Anglo-American frontiersman, created by American sculptor Bruce Saville, and a statue base with a dedicatory inscription and three bronze reliefs on three sides. The monument commemorates the Battle of Fallen Timbers which took place in 1794, during which General Anthony Wayne defeated the forces of an American Indian Confederation which included warriors from the Miami, Shawnee, Delaware, and Ottawa Nations. This decisive victory for the United States Army opened the Northwest Territory, a five-state region unceded by native inhabitants, for westward expansion and led to Ohio’s statehood in 1803. The battlefield was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1960. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_001_1
Subjects: Battlefield monuments; Fallen Timbers, Battle of, Ohio, 1794; American Indians--Warfare; American Indian history; Monuments and memorials
Places: Maumee (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Iron Man BLACKSMITH SHOP AT CORTS- VILLE Last of its kind." Photograph shows a blacksmith forging a piece of steel or iron with a hammer and a pair of pliers on an anvil. In the background an advertisement for Sloan's Liniment can be seen. Reads" Sloan's Sure Colic Cure. Sloan's Liniment was a balm invented by Earl Sloan of Zanesfield, Ohio to treat aches and pains for animals and humans. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F10_023_001
Subjects: Metal-workers--United States; Blacksmithing--1930-1950; Anvils--United States--History.
Places: Cortsville (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is of a statue on the Ohio State Office Building (now the Supreme Court of Ohio). The inscription reads: "The Whole Fabric Of Society Rests Upon Labor". The Ohio State Office Building, located at 65 South Front Street was eventually renamed the Ohio Departments of State building, for a time, before becoming home to the Supreme Court of Ohio. It was designed by Henry Hake of Cincinnati in the Art Moderne style, a combination of the Modernistic style with Art Deco decoration. Groundbreaking took place on November 19, 1929 and construction began just after the collapse of the stock market, so delays were frequent. The building was completed in 1933 at a cost exceeding $6,500,000. Just before construction was complete, 11 people were killed and 50 injured during a natural gas explosion on April 14, 1932, which damaged the building all the way up to the 5th floor. Repairs cost an additional $750,000. The 14-story building is of Georgia marble, luxuriously decorated with metals, tiling, colored marbles, mosaics and numerous murals. The building initially housed the departments of: Aeronautics, Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health, Highways, Public Welfare, Public Works, Industrial Relations, Taxation and the Industrial Commission. The Ohio State Library was located on the 11th floor and one of the largest of its kind in the country. The library and several of the hearing rooms, used as assembly halls, are adorned with panel murals of historical character, outstanding among them being works of John F. Holmer and H.H. Wessel of Cincinnati as well as Leroy Daniel MacMorris of and Rudolph Sheffler of New York. The building was used by the Ohio House of Representatives during the renovation of the Statehouse in the 1990's. In 1998, the Ohio General Assembly voted to bear the cost of the building's renovation. Renovation began in 2001 and was completed in January of 2004. The Ohio State Office Building was renamed the Ohio Judicial Center and was officially opened on February 17, 2004, winning several awards due to its superior architecture View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04B_032_1
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Municipal buildings--United States; Ohio. Supreme Court; Ohio State Library; MacMorris, Leroy Daniel, 1893-1981
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four men standing near a truck overstuffed with mattresses. A water tower and what looks like a church steeple is visible in the background. Photo taken between 1936-1943 by the Works Progress Administration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_046_001
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Industry; Works Progress Administration; New Deal; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Poster promoting Ohio's Democratic candidates for office, featuring Richard F. Celeste for Governor of Ohio. Also shown on the poster are Howard Metzenbaum (U.S. Senate), Anthony Celebrezze (Attorney General), Sherrod Brown (Secretary of State), Tom Ferguson (Auditor), Mary Ellen Withrow (Treasurer), James Celebrezze (Supreme Court), Ralph Locher (Supreme Court) and A. William Sweeney (Supreme Court). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_2402
Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Governors; Ohio Economy--Economy, Labor
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 59th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02449
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_B04F794_026
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_B05F0893_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Hot metal car in position to receive steel from an unidentified open hearth furnace. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F130_003
Subjects: Blast furnaces--Equipment and supplies; Blast furnaces--Design and construction; Steel industry and trade--Youngstown (Ohio); Blast furnaces--United States; Blast Furnace--Ohio; William B. Pollock Company; Open Hearth furnace; Hot metal car
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the Scottish Rite Temple in Washington, D.C. Youngstown-Buckeye conduit was used in the temple. On the photo is written: "SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE WASHINGTON, D.C. YOUNGSTOWN-BUCKEYE CONDUIT" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F45_010
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry; Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc
Places: Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: This sketch, signed "Rappaport", depicts a well-dressed woman reaching into her purse to help a man holding a stick and a mug while sitting next to a sign that reads, "PLEASE HELP THE BLIND." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F57_009
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Cartoon