Tag Archives: photographs

Candid Photographs in the Archives

Posted on February 8, 2021 by scastudent

As the 1800s came to a close, cameras, increasingly portable and affordable, enabled people to document their personal adventures. Candid snapshots show how people interacted with their world–for example, through details of how they dressed for everyday activities. The archives … Continue reading →

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With Spring Comes Track and Field

Posted on April 20, 2017 by webteam

Any track and field athletes out there? Remember the huge invitationals, relays, and district meets at Welcome Stadium? For those of us with the “track bug” we look forward to, and often count the days until, spring arrives and the … Continue reading →

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Cooking Outdoors? Why not Mock Turtle Soup?

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Lisa Rickey

Two years ago as part of our 1913 Flood centennial commemoration, we told the story of Dayton’s 1913 flood day-by-day through the diaries and letters from our collections. Among these were items from the Neukom family: letters from Edward and Nellie, which … Continue reading →

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