A few of the men go on a business trip to Cincinnati in 1959. We see them on a boat named the Chaperone, and the words "FH.JOHNSTON PORT OF CINCINNATI" appear on that boat. Scenes of the famous Cincinnati-area bridges are in the background. The men appear to be overseeing construction of a building. My favorite shot from this series shows 12th Street in Cincinnati, where the marquee of the historic RKO Albee theater shows that the movie RIO BRAVO, starring John Wayne, was playing at the time. I do not know Cincinnati but the picture looks like a nice snapshot of the city as it was in 1959. This series rounds out with some aerial photos of Cincinnati taken from the airplane on which the men made their trip. These pictures impress me in that the men, wearing suits and ties, look important to the development of whatever structure is being built on the Ohio River. Until now these dudes looked like ocean-fishing beer-swilling dudes.
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