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About Cincinnati State Archives

This is the official blog of the archives of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College. The blog will highlight important photos, documents, exhibits, and other items which chronicle the history of Cincinnati State.

It’s Johnnie Mae Berry Day!

Celebrate!

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Cooking, 19th century style!

U6S3B02F04S012 Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives Those in our culinary program may be interested in this collection of research materials donated by Dr. Allen Bernard.  Among the slides is this pictured gem (please note the first dish: Pigeon Pie).  … Continue reading

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Welcome back students!

We begin our late Summer term here with a little slideshow I put together featuring early co-op placements around town.   We estimate these photos to be from circa 1969.  Enjoy!

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Friday Facial Hair!

Today’s facial hair comes courtesy of the Smithsonian. Take a look and be sure to cast your vote for best Civil War facial hair! Not to sway anyone but I had to vote for Ambrose Burnside–gravity-defying sideburns. Have a great … Continue reading

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Weaving the past into the present

We–archivists, librarians, and the like–talk a lot about “digitization in archives and special collections” without really exploring the depth of that idea.  This article does just that:  “The point is: this project changes our relationship with time. When we weave … Continue reading

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Robots? We don’t need no stinking robots!

But it would be cool if we had them, right?  Here’s what I’m talking about:  How Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (and Tagasauris) Unearthed Lost Photos From American Graffiti When we have all of you lovely people helping us label … Continue reading

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A little local history

‘Tommy gun’ inventor’s ties to Newport

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Facial Hair Friday!

Folder1_1992_131 Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives This weekend is going to be a hot one! Who’s got their bathing suit handy? This image comes from a series of photos taken for the 1992 catalog. Happy Friday!

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George Eastman House

The George Eastman House in Upstate New York has acquired the images from the last manufactured roll of Kodachrome film. You may recall the Eastman House name from recent posts about Cincinnati’s famous dagguereotype.

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Facial Hair Friday!

dataprocessing_nodate008 Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives Check out those burns! Rain got you down today? There is always the Indie Summer concert series on Fountain Square tonight (if it isn’t too moist) to cheer you up!

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