On the evening of July 4th, 1776, Philadelphia printer and engraver John Dunlap, official printer to the Continental Congress, was given an order to print broadside copies of the Declaration of Independence. It is believed that Dunlap likely printed at least 200 copies that night and perhaps more.
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The Monday Blues
Usually a collections blog would feature a particular object or subject. But I want to take a different approach. Blue is my favorite color, so I’m going to highlight some blue-tiful artifacts in my collection and tell you what I know about them.
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Voices of Cincinnati’s Past – Digitizing Cincinnati Museum Center’s Rare Radio Show Collection
Cincinnati Museum Center is fortunate enough to care for and permanently house a rare collection of original Cincinnati radio transcription discs from local radio stations, including the well-known WLW-WSAI Broadcasting Corporation. Keep reading to find out more about this rare piece of history!
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The Stuart Shuster Train Story
Created using original and reproduction Lionel trains and accessories, Stuart’s layout has all the bells and whistles that our visitors, young and old, have come to expect at Museum Center during the holidays.
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The Poetry of Felix J. Koch Exhibition
Cincinnati Museum Center’s Cincinnati History Library and Archives holds the Felix J. Koch Collection (SC 116). This treasure trove of 5,238 negatives document Cincinnati and the surrounding area between 1902 and 1933. The collection, which was donated by Felix’s brother, Herbert F. Koch in 1968 and 1969, is arranged by subject.
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Touring Rookwood Pottery with Cincinnati Heritage Programs
Chances are, if you step into an old-enough house in Cincinnati, Ohio, it features Rookwood Pottery. Whether it’s a colorful pot passed down, a kitchen backsplash lined with avian tiles or a fireplace’s hearth, Rookwood Pottery has left its mark on Cincinnati’s – and the world’s – cupboards, homes and monuments.
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See the First Drafts of Ohio’s Constitution
The corrections on the documents are a very interesting piece to inspect. Some changes were cosmetic while others more substantive.
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[Carbon] Dating in the 21st Century
As an archaeologist, one of the most frequent questions that I am asked is “how do you know how old something is?” There are many different answers to that question, mostly depending on what exactly we are trying to date.
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A 19th-Century Cincinnati-Manufactured Picture Exhibitor
Introduced to the United States from Europe in the late 1850s, the carte-de-visite or calling card photographic format soon became wildly popular.
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An X-Ray at the Shoe Store
The customer and shoe salesman (and a child’s parent) could then look into viewing ports and see the position of the bones of the feet within the outline of the shoe.
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