Description: This photograph shows the streets of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, decorated for Jim Thorpe's homecoming parade in 1912. Jim (James Francis) Thorpe was born in 1888 in Oklahoma to Hiram P. and Charlotte Thorpe. Both Hiram and Charlotte were of European and American Indian heritage and Jim was raised in the Sac and Fox tribes. In 1904 he was sent to a boarding school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for American Indian children. While at Carlisle he played multiple sports, including football, lacrosse, baseball, basketball, and track. He left Carlisle in 1909 and 1910 to play professional baseball with teams in Eastern Carolina League in North Carolina. He returned to Carlisle in 1911 for two successful football seasons. In both 1911 and 1912 he was an All-American halfback for football. In 1912 he became the only person to win gold medals in both the pentathlon and decathlon at the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. His Olympic celebrity propelled him a three year contract playing professional baseball for the New York Giants. He also played baseball with the Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds. However, it was as a professional football player that Thorpe was more successful and strongly tied to Ohio. He was associated with four professional or semi-professional football teams in Ohio as a player and coach: the Canton Bulldogs, the Cleveland Tigers, the Oorang Indians based in LaRue, and the Portsmouth Shoe-Steels. His greatest success was with the Canton Bulldogs, which he led to win national championships in 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1919. From 1922-1923 he was a player and coach for the Oorang Indians, a National Football League team comprised of all native players. The majority of the Oorang Indians team members, like Thorpe, had played at Carlisle. The team owner, Robert Lingo, used the team and Thorpes celebrity to advertise his Oorang Kennels Company, particularly his Airedale terriers. Thorpe played another season with the Bulldogs in 1926 and then went to Portsmouth as a player-coach for the semi-professional Portsmouth Shoe-Steels in 1927. This was Thorpes last athletic job. During the 1930s and 1940s he worked a variety of jobs until he died of a heart attack in 1953. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV235_1_7
Subjects: Jim Thorpe (Pa.)--History--20th century--Pictoral works; American Indians; Athletics and athletes
Places: Carlisle (Pennsylvania); Cumberland County (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Caption reads: "House in which Lowell Thomas was born. Woodington, Darke County." Lowell Thomas was born in Woodington in 1892. He is most famous for making Lawrence of Arabia a household name. As a war correspondent in World War I, Thomas filmed a dramatic documentary of T.E. Lawrence as he tried to rally the Palestinians to revolt against the Turks. Thomas made over a million dollars from the story and resulting royalties. Later in his career, Thomas became a broadcaster then hosted the very first television news broadcast in 1930. He stayed in radio until 1976 and died in 1981 in New York. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_037_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works., Domestic--United States
Places: Woodington (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Cincinnati Ohio, Sept. 1937, St. Monica Church" Exterior front of St. Monica - St. George's Catholic Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. 328 West McMillan St., Clifton Heights / Fairview neighborhood. Completed in 1927, this early Christian Basilica style building was designed by Edward J. Schulte and Robert Crowe. It is made of gray limestone and instead of the conventional front entrance, a great crucification group, by Clement J. Barnhorn (who was award the Sax prize for this work in 1930), stands in bas-relief, extending across the main facade. The altar is marble, surmounted by a baldicino of pierced brass, on which rests a bronze figure of St. Monica, also the work of Barnhorn. A great mural on the apse dome has a background of pure gold relief, and was painted by Carl Zimmerman. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F16_031_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Catholic church--Ohio--Cincinnati; Schulte, Edward, 1890-1975; Crowe, Robert Emmett, 1881-1944; Barnhorn, Clement J.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Code. C 12 Class. Rivers, etc. Ident. Shantyboats Location. Near Cincinnati This photo must be returned to OHIO WRITERS' PROJECT 78 E. Chestnut St., Columbus, Ohio." This is a photo of two boats that were turned used as low income homes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_054_001
Subjects: Ohio River
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: College Hall was built in 1857. Lake Erie College was formed in 1856, as a seminary for women. It first offered classes in 1859, with 137 students enrolling. In 1935, the first men were allowed to enroll. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F03_015_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Buildings; Education; Universities and colleges; Lake Erie College
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photo of an elementary school teacher with four of her students. The students are looking through several books and the chalkboard tells the students assignments for the day. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F04_13_001
Subjects: Children's literature, American; Classrooms; Reading; Children; Elementary Schools; Schools--Ohio; Books; Teachers--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Collected for use in the Ohio Guide, this photograph shows the large crowd gathered at the Dayton Flood Prevention fundraiser. To the left of the Old Courthouse façade is a giant cash register with a sign above that reads “Flood Fund $2,000,000” and a sign below which reads “I am a policy holder in the Flood Prevention Fund.” A note on the back of the photograph documents the Flood Prevention Fund donations totaling $2,150,000. Dayton, Ohio, was one of the many Ohio cities impacted by the Great Flood of 1913, a result of several major rivers throughout central and eastern United States overflowing due to heavy rainfall from March 23-26. Once the levee failed, the Great Miami River flowed across Dayton, killing nearly 430 people statewide. 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 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_B09F06_015_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Floods; Natural disasters; Great Miami River (Ohio); Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows boats docked, probably at a marina. This was probably taken somewhere in the Sandusky Bay / Lake Erie Island area, as it was grouped with other photos of the area. The boat just right of center has the number "41J514" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_008_001
Subjects: Marinas--Erie, Lake; Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio); Boats and boating--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Dated to the 1930s or 1940s, this photograph shows a bulletin board displaying pamphlets and articles produced by writers of the Federal Writers Project in Ohio. This 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_B15F02_025
Subjects: Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; New Deal; Ohio History
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 175 cm high by 186 cm wide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02398
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_B04F783_010
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_B05F0881_016
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)