Paper
Cincinnati Business Map
This is an oversized map showing the location of business enterprises in an area bound by the Ohio River, Broadway, Race and Sixth streets in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the only copy at the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library. The map received conservation treatment in preparation for digitization by the Digital Services department. Before conservation treatment, several printed areas were overlapping each other, reducing the legibility of the map. This illegibility was caused by the poor alignment of printed text when the map was previously lined to a cloth backing. A time-lapse video of part of the conservation treatment was shot and edited by Jessica Ebert; in this video Ashleigh Schiezser and Catarina Figueirinhas are lining sections of the washed map with Sekishu tissue and a mixture of wheat starch paste and 3% methyl cellulose. View the treatment documentation of this map.
War Bond Posters
This is a large collection of WWI and WWII war bond posters from the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library. The collection consists of hundreds of posters that have been surveyed for condition issues and have been receiving conservation treatment in small batches. The posters are lithographs and the condition issues range from superficial dirt, small tears around the edges, large losses, staining, previous repairs with pressure sensitive tape, or adhered to acidic board supports. As the conservation treatment concludes for each small batch, the posters are digitized and housed in polyester L-sleeves with Dove Gray buffered paper in flat map cases. View the treatment documentation for the War Bond Posters.
Whitehall April 26, 1746
This is a small pamphlet composed of one gathering with two folios. It belongs to the Archives and Rare Books Library and is part of the Jacobite collection. The pamphlet had been previously folded, and was tearing along the fold. In addition, there was staining throughout. Conservation treatment was conducted to repair the torn folios, reduce staining, and mend small tears along the edges of each folio. The pamphlet was then housed in a manuscript folder. Several specialized photographic techniques were used to highlight the condition issues of the pamphlet and the improvements after treatment, including raking light and transmitted light. View the treatment documentation for this pamphlet.
