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New Exhibit & Online Gallery Highlight 1974 Xenia Tornado

Posted on March 20, 2024 by specialcollections

Fifty years ago – on April 3, 1974 – an F-5 tornado tore through the heart of Xenia, killing 33 people and injuring more than 1,300 others. It bulldozed a path more than a half-mile wide, destroying or damaging more … Continue reading →

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Archives Featured in Oakwood Register

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Lisa Rickey

Extra! Extra! We were featured in the Oakwood Register newspaper on July 5 with an article about our Louis Lott architecture photos. The article, “Wright State archive preserves architectural images of early Oakwood, Dayton : Archivists hope to identify homes … Continue reading →

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New Digital Collection of 1923 Dayton Area Street Views

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Lisa Rickey

We are pleased to announce the recent digitization of the Dayton Telephone Pole Line Photographs (MS-70), which consists of 113 images of documenting the locations of telephone pole lines in Dayton and rural Montgomery County, Ohio, in March 1923. Most … Continue reading →

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