{"id":54164,"date":"2026-09-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=54164"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:09:03","slug":"america-250-cincinnati-in-transition-exhibition-now-open-at-the-arb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2026\/09\/america-250-cincinnati-in-transition-exhibition-now-open-at-the-arb\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0“America 250: Cincinnati in Transit(ion)” exhibition now open at the ARB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“Island Queen at Moonlight” postcard, undated. From the Nelson and Florence Hoffman Cincinnati Postcard Collection US-12-03, Archives and Rare Books Library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“America 250: Cincinnati in Transit(ion)” is an exploration of Cincinnati\u2019s growth and transit transformation from its founding in 1788 to the present day. Over the last two hundred and thirty-eight years, Cincinnati has journeyed from steamboats to railroads, to interstate highways, and to international airports. The exhibition can be viewed inside and outside the Archive and Rare Book’s Library Reading Room in Blegen Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A glance into the exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition includes a variety of mediums that illustrate the vast use of transportation in Cincinnati. This consists of photographs, postcards, published books, maps, tickets, posters, land surveys and correspondence. The exhibition is arranged into sections based on different modes of transportation and details the reasoning behind transportation trends throughout Cincinnati’s history. As a celebration of America 250, the exhibition features the establishment of Cincinnati by the city’s incorporators and ties that into transportation to, from, and inside the city.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To learn more about ARB please visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about the books and collections in the exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n