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Category: Demographics

1900 Census: Mapping our Neighborhood

Using both Google Maps and Google Earth, we have been able to visually display the census data from 1900. Google Maps shows each dwelling, color Continue Reading

1900 Census: The Census Pages and the Sanborn Insurance Maps

The 1900 census is available online through many sites. We used FamilySearch.org, setting up a free account. Once you are logged in, use this link Continue Reading

1900 Census

1900 Census: Research, Maps and Insights

For the past few years, the college-level course on African-American History at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts has been dedicating time to Continue Reading

Louis Rebisso and Very Large Men on Even Larger Horses

We have met the Italian-born sculptor Louis Rebisso, who lived on Lincoln Avenue in Walnut Hills, in the context of his first major public work Continue Reading

Walnut Hills Ashland Park: An Aspirational Place for African Americans

  Tennis emerged as a fashionable sport for white elites in the 1880s. Walnut Hills provided the settling for many early courts, beginning with a Continue Reading

Horace Sudduth, Cincinnati City Council, and the Universal Negro Improvement Association 1921

Horace Sudduth has generally been cast as a businessman who steered clear of politics. In 1921, however, Sudduth was willing to run for Cincinnati City Continue Reading

Horace Sudduth and Black Tenement Housing on Walnut Hills

When Horace Sudduth began working in the Walnut Hills market, he played much the same role dealing in and managing tenements as he had downtown. Continue Reading

Horace Sudduth’s Charitable Work during the 1910s

In the previous post we looked at Horace Sudduth’s business dealings in the West End during the 1910’s. We also noted that the Lincoln Theater, Continue Reading

Horace Sudduth’s Real Estate Services in the West End during the 1910s

When Horace and Melvina Sudduth moved to Cincinnati in 1910, they settled in the West End downtown. The last of the wealthy neighborhoods in the Continue Reading

Long Haul Transportation around 1880: Pullman Cars and their Porters

On the railroads, as on the steamboats, Black men would come to serve important roles in passenger service. Palace cars, first class accommodations owned by Continue Reading

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