Description: Reproduction of a portrait of Harvey Firestone of Akron, Ohio. Firestone founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1900. The company relied on others to produce rubber, instead focusing on tire production. By 1910, the company manufactured more than one million tires, including for Ford automobiles. Firestone's innovations in tire design allowed automobiles to travel faster and more safely, and today as part of the Bridgestone Corporation, it is still one of the largest of its kind in the world. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02667
Subjects: Rubber industry and trade -- Ohio; Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938; Industrialists--Ohio
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Engraved portrait of Thomas H. White who was president of the White Sewing Machine Company located in Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1875-1900. In 1858 White began manufacturing sewing machines in Templeton, Massachusetts. He relocated the company to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1866. It was incorporated as the White Sewing Machine Corporation in 1876. The company grew during the twentieth century and continues to manufacture sewing machines today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03311
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Industrialists--Ohio; White Sewing Machine Company; White Sewing Machine Corporation
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is an engraved portrait of Ferdinand Schumacher, a manufacturer from Akron, Ohio, ca. 1875-1900. Schumacher was the first to mill oatmeal in the United States and founded American Oatmeal Company. That company became the General Mills American Oatmeal Company, while still under the ownership of Schumacher. That company was one of several that merged to form the Quaker Oatmeal Company. In addition to his industrial pursuits, Schumacher was active in the temperance movement. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03325
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Industrialists--Ohio; Temperance--History; Oatmeal
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a Ford truck parked in front of a dealership. According to the hand-written caption, the car was sold for $125.00 on September 22, 1925, at D.Q. Jennings Used Cars. The name of the dealership is advertised on a hanging sign in the background. The caption below the photograph reads: "1923 Ford Truck Sold 9/22/25 NO 3141 125.00." In 1909, automobile manufacturer Henry Ford introduced the Model T. This automobile became the most popular and affordable car available to the American people during the 1910s and the 1920s. In 1912, the Model T sold for six hundred dollars. Twelve years later, thanks to Ford's use of the assembly line, interchangeable parts, and unskilled labor, the Model T's price had dropped to just 290 dollars, making it easily affordable for the typical American. Helping to keep the price low was Ford's unwillingness to provide consumers with any frills on the Model T. Every Model T left the factory painted black, reducing the cost of paint and helping Ford to reduce the car's cost. Between 1909 and 1927, Ford only made two major changes to the Model T's design: adding roofs to the cars and equipping the autos with self-starters. The Model T and automobiles in general dramatically altered life in the United States and in Ohio. Cities quickly grew in geographic size, as workers, who formerly resided near their places of employment, moved to the suburbs. Schools became larger, as children could be bused long distances to receive their education. Social activities, such as dating, changed as people could travel greater distances to movie theaters, art galleries, and other entertainment venues. Promiscuity increased, as teenagers escaped the watchful eyes of their parents. Americans also increasingly went into debt as they purchased automobiles on credit. The first automobile dealer to sell cars on a deferred payment plan operated his business in Toledo, Ohio. Ford quickly employed a similar tactic to convince more consumers to purchase his Model T. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC1261_001
Subjects: Trucks; Cars; Transportation; Industrialists--Ohio; Automobile equipment & supplies;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing a Dodge Stake parked in front of a dealership. According to the hand-written caption, the car was sold for $550.00 in 1925 at D.Q. Jennings Used Cars. The name of the dealership is advertised on a hanging sign in the background. The caption below the photograph reads: "1925 Dodge 3/4 Stake NO 3171 550.00." From the first Dodge Brothers automobile in 1914, the company was renowned for its durability and quality earning a strong reputation and good sales. Following the deaths of the Dodge brothers in 1921, Graham Brothers started selling 1.5-ton pickups through Dodge dealers. The Graham-bodied automobiles contained Dodge parts. A one-ton model showed up later in the 1920s, still powered by that same four cylinder engine, and Dodge Brothers bought a controlling interest in Graham Brothers in 1925, picking up the rest in 1926. In 1928, Chrysler acquired the Dodge Brothers company, just after launched its DeSoto and Fargo truck brands, both of which competed directly with Dodge Brothers. Fargo trucks sold in the US from 1928 through 1930, and continued for decades as an export brand. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC1261_002
Subjects: Cars; Trucks; Transportation; Automobile equipment & supplies; Industrialists--Ohio;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing a Ford truck parked in front of a dealership. According to the caption at the bottom, the car was priced at $195.00 in 1923 by D.Q. Jennings Used Cars. The name of the dealership is advertised on a hanging sign in the background. The caption below the photograph reads: "1923 Ford Iron Panel NO 3180 195.00." In 1909, automobile manufacturer Henry Ford introduced the Model T. This automobile became the most popular and affordable car available to the American people during the 1910s and the 1920s. In 1912, the Model T sold for six hundred dollars. Twelve years later, thanks to Ford's use of the assembly line, interchangeable parts, and unskilled labor, the Model T's price had dropped to just 290 dollars, making it easily affordable for the typical American. Helping to keep the price low was Ford's unwillingness to provide consumers with any frills on the Model T. Every Model T left the factory painted black, reducing the cost of paint and helping Ford to reduce the car's cost. Between 1909 and 1927, Ford only made two major changes to the Model T's design-adding roofs to the cars and equipping the autos with self-starters. The Model T and automobiles in general dramatically altered life in the United States and in Ohio. Cities quickly grew in geographic size, as workers, who formerly resided near their places of employment, moved to the suburbs. Schools became larger, as children could be bused long distances to receive their education. Social activities, such as dating, changed as people could travel greater distances to movie theaters, art galleries, and other entertainment venues. Promiscuity increased, as teenagers escaped the watchful eyes of their parents. Americans also increasingly went into debt as they purchased automobiles on credit. The first automobile dealer to sell cars on a deferred payment plan operated his business in Toledo, Ohio. Ford quickly employed a similar tactic to convince more consumers to purchase his Model T. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC1261_003
Subjects: Cars; Trucks; Transportation; Automobile equipment & supplies; Industrialists--Ohio;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing a Chevy truck parked in front of a dealership. According to the caption at the bottom, the car was sold for $195.00 at D.Q. Jennings Used Cars in 1923. The name of the dealership is advertised on a hanging sign in the background. The caption below the photograph reads: "1923 Chev Iron Express NO 3165 195.00." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC1261_004
Subjects: Cars; Trucks; Transportation; Automobile equipment & supplies; Industrialists--Ohio;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing a 1924 Dodge 3/4 Panel parked in front of a dealership. According to the hand-written caption, the car was priced at $395.00 at D.Q. Jennings Used Cars. The name of the dealership is advertised on a hanging sign in the background. The caption below the photograph reads: "1924 Dodge 3/4 Panel NO 3182 395.00." From the first Dodge Brothers automobile in 1914, the company was renowned for its durability and quality earning a strong reputation and good sales. Following the deaths of the Dodge brothers in 1921, Graham Brothers started selling 1.5-ton pickups through Dodge dealers. The Graham-bodied automobiles contained Dodge parts. A one-ton model showed up later in the 1920s, still powered by that same four cylinder engine, and Dodge Brothers bought a controlling interest in Graham Brothers in 1925, picking up the rest in 1926. In 1928, Chrysler acquired the Dodge Brothers company, just after launched its DeSoto and Fargo truck brands, both of which competed directly with Dodge Brothers. Fargo trucks sold in the US from 1928 through 1930, and continued for decades as an export brand. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC1261_005
Subjects: Cars; Trucks; Transportation; Automobile equipment & supplies; Industrialists--Ohio;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio);
 

Description: This photograph shows a Graham Bros. 1 ton canopy truck parked in front of a dealership. According to the caption at the bottom, the car was sold for $955.00 in 1925 at D.Q. Jennings Used Cars. The name of the dealership is advertised on a hanging sign in the background. The caption below the photograph reads: "1925 G.B. Iron Canopy Sold NO 3178 985.00." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC1261_006
Subjects: Cars; Trucks; Transportation; Automobile equipment & supplies; Industrialists--Ohio;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio);
 

Description: Booklet of illustrated rhymes drawn by cartoonist Frederick B. Opper and published by William Randolph Hearst, 1902. These satirical cartoons and rhymes criticized corporate trusts, or monopolies, which were often used by large companies to consolidate power and crush competition. Because of their association with anti-competitive practices, trusts were a politicized issue beginning in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Several presidents are associated with "trust-busting," including William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Frederick Opper was a well-known American newspaper cartoonist for more than sixty years. He was born on January 2, 1857, in Madison, Ohio, the son of Austrian immigrants. At the age of fourteen, Opper began drawing cartoons for the Madison Gazette, and in 1877, he accepted a position as staff artist with a magazine called Wild Oats. He spent several years at Wild Oats while also doing freelance work for several other magazines and newspapers. He then spent eighteen years working for Puck Magazine before becoming a cartoonist on the staff of the New York Evening Journal. He was one of the United States' leading cartoonists in the late 1800s and the early 1900s, and created memorable cartoon characters including "Alphonse and Gaston," "Maud, the Kicking Mule," and "Happy Hooligan," his best-known cartoon series. Opper continued to draw until 1932, when vision problems forced him to retire. He died on August 28, 1937. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: PABox683_10_001
Subjects: Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937; Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951; Political cartoons; Editorial cartoons; Industrialists--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business;
Places: Madison (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of American industrialist John D. Rockefeller, ca. 1910. Rockefeller was born in New York in 1839, but his family settled in northeast Ohio in the early 1850s. Rockefeller eventually became the first American billionaire after the massive success of his Standard Oil Company in the mid- to late-1800s. His wealth and interest in philanthropy led to the creation of The Rockefeller Foundation in 1913. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04283
Subjects: Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937; Oil industry; Industrialists--Ohio