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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.

When historians attack!

Historians rely heavily on primary sources for their research. So what happens when documents don’t support an historian’s thesis? In this strange case, a Lincoln historian, Thomas Lowry, decided he wanted to “discover” something about Lincoln in order to make … Continue reading

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Facial Hair Friday!

U2S5B03F03N005 Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives These sideburns don’t need a snow day! How about you? My car-sicle was frozen shut this morning but I made it in just to share this hair with you! Happy Friday!

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Facial Hair Friday! And some questions

U2S6B04F04N018 Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives What features on our Facebook page do you like best? And which could you do without? I’m thinking of changing up Fridays. Will anyone miss the facial hair? Have a great weekend!

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CTC, circa 1970s: radio!

I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Rob Currens (Madison Park Productions), audio-guy extraordinaire and former voice of Cincinnati State. Remember all those great radio ads from the 80s and 90s I have shared with you? Well, that was … Continue reading

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What is this?

U2S5B03F08N001 Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives

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January 1980!

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Facial Hair Friday!

U2S6B04F02N004 – Walter Murray Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives Hey! We made it to another facial hair Friday! Digging through our Flickr page in search of goatees, sideburns, beards or mustaches always reminds me that the weekend has just … Continue reading

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The records we keep

Thought you might find this story interesting. From the article: “Since 1850, Marin’s coroners have documented thousands of death investigations throughout the county — pistol shootings, drownings, railroad accidents, the occasional poisoning. One man’s demise, in Tomales in 1859, was … Continue reading

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Spotlight on: Aviation Technology

U5S6B07F14N002 Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives

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Resolutions!

New Year’s resolutions anyone? How about resolving to listen to this radio ad from the 90s?

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