HISTORY

Music History

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45, 78, and 33 RPM reccords

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78 rpm records were made of bakelite and could crack or break easily

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Our 78 record player played throuhgh the radio

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My grandmother had an upright player piano

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A piano roll was a roll of stiff paper with perforated holes.

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Perforated holes in the stiff paper of the roll dictated the notes the piano would play. The lyrics appeared on the roll also.

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Piano roll in their boxes

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Grandmother had an extensive collection of piano rolls, neatly organized in a cabinet

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My neighbors Mae and Peg Walker had a Regina music box like this

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The Regina music box played 15 1/2 inch metal discs

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The teeth on the disk plucked a comb to produce an incredably rich musical sound.

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I had a Zenith "Cobra-matic Hi-Fi" that I often brought to house parties with two cases of 45 RPM records

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I had dozens of 45 rpm records
Hound Dog by Elvis Presley

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This 45 record is selling for $450

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A 45 rpm record case

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Entrertainment Center with 4 speakers

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STEREO (Radio Shack STA-65 tuner/amplifier)

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TURNTABLE (strobe speed control

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CASSETTE DECK (Teac)

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REEL-to-REEL TAPE DECK (Sony portable)

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Panasonic VHS player/recorder

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JVC VHS tape player

Family History

Iuen Family Photos

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On May 23, 1838 Jean Christian Iuen arrived in New York on the bark Dido with his second wife and four children.

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Christian Iuen's headstone

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The new headstone by the Chandler Family

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Ursala Iuen's headstone

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J.B. Iuen's National Hotel on the corner of Main and Garfield Streets, Milford, Ohio (c1875)

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Franis Xavier Iuen building Owensville, OHIO

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The Iuen Brother's Mill Owensville, Ohio

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An historic log cabin in Owensville, Ohio

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Joseph Iuen

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Allen Iuen was the 6th child of Jean Baptist Iuen


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Page 2 from "The Christian Iuen Family History"


Fetter Family Photos

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Joseph Fetter & Almira Jane "Jennie" Ferree

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Joseph Fetter & Jennie Ferree Fetter
Iuen Family History page 121

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Great aunt and uncle Sophia Smith & Charles Fetter and Alice Fetter & Charles Smitth
Iuen Family History page 121

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The John Christian Fetter store where he sold farm implements.


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The century-old store was carefully dismantled and moved to a restored 19th century village in Sharonville, Ohio.

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The restored John Christian Fetter store.

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J.C. Fetter's notions store and the home of the Fetter family for generations.


Ferree Family Photos

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Great great grandparents
Joseph Fetter & Elmira Jane "Jennie" Ferree


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Richard Ferree's Muster Rolls from July 1861 through August 1864


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Richard Ferree Muster-in Roll July 27, 1861, Goshen, Ohio

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Richard Ferree
"Detailed as Cook"

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Richard Ferree
"Missing in engagement at Chickamauga Creek Sept. 19, 20 and 21, 1863"

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Richard Ferree
"Taken prisoner in battle of Chickamauga Sept 20 1863"

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Richard Ferree Casuality Sheet
Died of Distemper August 10, 1864 Andersonville Prison, GA

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Richard Ferree's grave at Andersonville, Georgia

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Snowden Ferree's headstone - Richard's father

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John Ferree's headstone - Richard's grandfather


Brown Family Photos

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Edith Brown and her children, Joe, Don, Peggy and Rita

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Peggy at Coney Island 1936

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Mom with Dad's car "Buttercup"

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Mom's brother - Uncle Joe died at age 37

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Mom's brother - Uncle Don

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My Dad in his youth

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My Mom at our house on Hamilton Ave.

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Mom's black and white Nash Metropolitan convertable.
First car she drove since she wrecked Dad's car.

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After regaining confidence in driving again, Mom bought this new Chevy II

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My Grandmother Edith Brown

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My mother Peggy (right) with her sister Rita and their mom

Cincinnati History

Transportation

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The Mt. Adams incline with the Rookwood Pottery (1880) at the top of the hill on the left

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Inclines worked like a funicular. The Mount Adams incline began carrying horsecars in 1877. It was later strengthened for the much-heavier electric streetcars.

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A streetcar on the Mt. Adams incline

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As a child I was petrified riding the inclines. Acrophobia!

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The Price Hill Incline

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Cincinnati was famous for its streetcars. Only three cities in North America had streetcars wih double overhead trolley wires

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Trolly buses followed the streetcars that were phased out on April 29, 1951

City Sites

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Fountain Square I remember the RKO movie theater and the Planters store with a big Mr. Peanut statue on Fountain Square.

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Crosley Field This Major League Baseball park was the home field of the Cincinnati Reds from 1912 through June 24, 1970

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Union Terminal Opening in 1933, it was one of the last great train stations built. The building is an iconic symbol of the city. Today it houses the Cincinnati History Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science and the Cinergy Children's Museum

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The Roebling Suspension Bridge was a prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge.

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About the bridge

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Ault Park Pavillion was the place to go dancing on Friday nights. There was always a live band. Ten dance tickets cost $1.00. Girls didn't pay so you got 5 dances for your buck! Getting Lucky meant a moonlight kiss on top of the pavillion

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The lighted water fall between the stairs always added an air of romance to Ault Park

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In 1896 the new Island Queen began carrying passengers between Cincinnati's Public Landing and Coney Island

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Boarding the Island Queen at Cincinnati's Public Landing

Coney Island, Cincinnati

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The entrance to Coney Island from the Ohio River

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Four Island Queens served Coney Island over the next 50 years

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Coney's swimming pool was said to be "the worlds largest recirculating pool"

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Going to Coney Island as a kid was an annual treat

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Acrophobia prevented me from partaking rides like this at Coney Island

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Lost River was commonly called the Tunnel of Love. I managed to take a couple girls on this ride regardless of my acrophobia

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Lake Como at Coney Island

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Going for a moonlight canoe ride on Lake Como after dinner at Moonlight Gardens was our idea of a romantic night

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Moonlight Gardens, Coney Island, Cincinnati was a great place to
go dancing to the Big Bands or see Frank Sinatra

The Old Public Library

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Patrons entered on Vine St.beneath the busts of William Shakespeare, John Milton, and Benjamin Franklin.

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The 'Old Main' (1874-1955) was built on the site reserved for an opera house

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The beautiful main hall with checkerboard marble floors

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The main hall was lit by a skylight ceiling

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The "stack levels" were large cast-iron book alcoves.

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Over the years the library wasn’t able to accommodate all the readers


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