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SCA closed July 11-15
Planning a research visit? We’d love to see you! But please note: Special Collections & Archives will be closed to the public from Monday, July 11, through Friday, July 15, 2016. During this time, we will be performing some large-scale collection … Continue reading
Dayton’s Union Station: 1940s & 1950s
Union Station, like railroads in general across the United States, was on a bit of a downward slope through the 1940s and 1950s as Americans traveled less by train. By the late 1950s, it was already becoming apparent that Dayton … Continue reading
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