ArtiFACT Friday- January 23, 2014
Mystery at the Museum …
Here’s a detail image of this week’s mystery artifact. Do you know what artifact is pictured here and which building you can find it in at Carillon Historical Park? Post your guess on our facebook page, or or e-mail your submission to info@daytonhistory.org with the subject listed as “ArtiFACT Friday,” for a chance to win a FREE Family Membership for a year! For complete contest rules, please click on our Arti-FACT Friday Contest link on our home page. For those of you sleuths, who want a sneak peek at next week’s Mystery at the Museum artifact photo, pick up a FREE copy of the Dayton City Paper next Tuesday!
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ArtiFACT Friday- January 16, 2015
Mystery at the Museum …
Here’s a detail image of this week’s mystery artifact. Do you know what artifact is pictured here and which building you can find it in at Carillon Historical Park? Post your guess on our facebook page, or or e-mail your submission to info@daytonhistory.org with the subject listed as “ArtiFACT Friday,” for a chance to win a FREE Family Membership for a year! For complete contest rules, please click on our Arti-FACT Friday Contest link on our home page. For those of you sleuths, who want a sneak peek at next week’s Mystery at the Museum artifact photo, pick up a FREE copy of the Dayton City Paper next Tuesday!
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ArtiFACT Friday- January 9, 2015
Mystery at the Museum …
Here’s a detail image of this week’s mystery artifact. Do you know what artifact is pictured here and which building you can find it in at Carillon Historical Park? Post your guess on our facebook page, or e-mail your submission to info@daytonhistory.org with the subject listed as “ArtiFACT Friday,” for a chance to win a FREE Family Membership for a year! For complete contest rules, please click on our Arti-FACT Friday Contest link on our home page. For those of you sleuths, who want a sneak peek at next week’s Mystery at the Museum artifact photo, pick up a FREE copy of the Dayton City Paper next Tuesday!
To see other historical images from our collection, search our Digital Photo Archive.
ArtiFACT Friday – January 2, 2014
Mystery at the Museum …
Here’s a detail image of this week’s mystery artifact. Do you know what artifact is pictured here and which building you can find it in at Carillon Historical Park? Post your guess on our facebook page, or or e-mail your submission to info@daytonhistory.org with the subject listed as “ArtiFACT Friday,” for a chance to win a FREE Family Membership for a year! For complete contest rules, please click on our Arti-FACT Friday Contest link on our home page. For those of you sleuths, who want a sneak peek at next week’s Mystery at the Museum artifact photo, pick up a FREE copy of the Dayton City Paper next Tuesday!
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ArtiFACT Friday- December 26, 2014
Santa’s Sleigh for the RTA…
It’s safe to say that Dayton’s system of public transportation has come a long way over the last century and a half. Public transportation has existed in Dayton since before the 1840s, when people had to travel by stagecoach. In 1869, the Dayton Street Railway Company established its first horse-drawn streetcar line and with the advent of the automobile, the city continued to make improvements and upgrades to the public transportation system. By the early 1930s, Dayton’s residents could step aboard brand new electric trolley buses. This efficient, reliable form of public transportation continues to be utilized today by the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, both in the city and surrounding areas. Pictured here, is one such trolley bus which was decorated for the holidays. This photograph is from Dayton History’s Image Collection.
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ArtiFACT Friday- December 19, 2014
Santa Visits the Factory…
Throughout his career, NCR founder John H. Patterson was known for his innovative ideas and business acumen. In 1893, Patterson built a first-of-its-kind training facility for his employees on a hillside overlooking Dayton. Sugar Camp, as it was known, began as a summer community of tents, which were replaced by Adirondack style cabins in the 1930s, for the National Cash Register Company’s sales staff. During WWII, the facility was host to more than 600 U.S. Navy W.A.V.E.S, who were part of a top secret project based at NCR to build the Bombe, a code breaking machine that cracked the German enigma code. When not working, the W.A.V.E.S would find time to relax and celebrate. Pictured here are several of the gals, gathered around a Christmas tree in one of the cabins. This photograph is from Dayton History’s Image Collection.
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ArtiFACT Friday- December 12, 2014
W.A.V.E.S at Christmas…
Throughout his career, NCR founder John H. Patterson was known for his innovative ideas and business acumen. In 1893, Patterson built a first-of-its-kind training facility for his employees on a hillside overlooking Dayton. Sugar Camp, as it was known, began as a summer community of tents, which were replaced by Adirondack style cabins in the 1930s, for the National Cash Register Company’s sales staff. During WWII, the facility was host to more than 600 U.S. Navy W.A.V.E.S, who were part of a top secret project based at NCR to build the Bombe, a code breaking machine that cracked the German enigma code. When not working, the W.A.V.E.S would find time to relax and celebrate. Pictured here are several of the gals, gathered around a Christmas tree in one of the cabins. This photograph is from Dayton History’s Image Collection.
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ArtiFACT Friday- December 5, 2014
A Crowd Gathers at the Old Court House…
Dedicated in 1850, the Old Court House was for many years the center of law and local government for Montgomery County. But it has been so much more. It is where local citizens have gathered to celebrate their triumphs, mourn their tragedies and come together for community action. It has also been the center of festive holiday gatherings for generations of Daytonians, as seen in this December, 1913 photograph of Dayton’s Christmas Celebration. This photograph is from Dayton History’s Image Collection.
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ArtiFACT Friday – November 28, 2014
The Patterson Memorial…
The John Henry Patterson Memorial is located in Hills and Dales MetroPark. Situated on the crest of a hill inside the scenic park, the granite monument includes a stately bronze sculpture of John H. Patterson astride his horse, Spinner. The piece is then flanked by two allegorical figures on either side; one side representing education and industry and the other side representing progress and prosperity. Designed by sculptor Guiseppe Moretti and dedicated on May 26, 1928, the monument cost $92,000.00. The monument committee thought it would be fitting tribute to place the monument in Hills and Dales Park because Patterson had donated 325 acres of land to the City of Dayton in the early 1900s for the purpose of rest and recreation. This photograph is from Dayton History’s Image Collection.
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ArtiFACT Friday- November 21, 2014
Leo the Lion…
Steele High School, opened to students in 1894, was built at a cost of $325,000 which, at the time, was an unprecedented amount. Consequently, there were no funds for the decoration of the interior of the facility. Shortly after its opening, the students and faculty alike banded together to form the Decorative Art Association. The fee for membership was five cents a month and these dues were collected by the students and placed in an account for the purchase of artwork. Within two decades, the group had purchased upwards of a hundred photographs, paintings and casts; including the magnificent bronze lion, nicknamed “Leo,” for the purposes of beautifying the school’s grounds. “Leo” was dedicated in December, 1908, and though raging waters temporarily knocked him off his pedestal, the sculpture managed to survive 1913 flood. Several decades later, when it was determined that Steele High School would be demolished, the majestic bronze lion was moved to the grounds of the Dayton Art Institute, where it can be seen today. The piece was restored to its original condition in 1986 by the Steele High School Alumni Association. This photograph is from Dayton History’s Image Collection.
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