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Meet Martha, The Original "Fiona" of the Cincinnati Zoo
A drawing of the passenger pigeon by John James Audubon (1785-1851). From the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library's Digital...

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Sep 1, 20223 min read


From New York Harbor to New York Dry Cleaners: 80 Years on OTR’s Main Street
A portrait of the Andreadis family in the 1930s. From left to right: Savas, Paul, Harry, Orea, and Sophie Andreadis Savas Andreadis was...

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Aug 25, 20224 min read


The Story of Cincinnati's Most Famous "Mixicologist"
A portrait of Christopher F. Lawlor from his 1895 book, The Mixicologist Imagine the colossal, gleaming Eiffel Tower in the midst of the...

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Aug 18, 20223 min read
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