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  • Collection: Historic Postcards

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Colored image on the Fireproof Hotel Hurth at the corner of Third (3rd) and Chillicothe Streets. Built in 1923 by Adolph Hurth, it had 107 rooms with adjoining baths with hot and cold running water. It also had a barber shop, a pressing room and a…

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Colorized image of Lake Vesuvius located 8 miles north of Ironton. The lake is 143.27 acres across with 10 miles of shoreline. In 1939 the narrows of Storms Creek were offered as a site for a lake. They were dammed by the Civilian Conservation Corp.…

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black & white photo image of church building at 1118 Hutchins Street, Portsmouth

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Colorized photo image of boats lined up along the dock on the Ohio River near Portsmouth

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Colorized photo image of the U. S. Grant Bridge crossing the Ohio River by U S Route 23. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, was razed in 2001 and replaced in 2006.

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Colorized photo image of unknown individuals golfing

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Colorized photo image of a highway presumably leading into Portsmouth, Ohio

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Colorized greeting card for Portsmouth. Within the letters for Portsmouth are various images including the courthouse, Grant Bridge, and churches of the city.

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Colorized greeting card with "Greetings From Portsmouth, Ohio." Ohio has various images within the letters.

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Colorized image of the U. S. Grant Bridge stretching across the Ohio River from Kentucky into Portsmouth by U S Route 23 (Chillicothe Street) Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974,and was…

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Colorized Linen postcard of the Ohio as viewed from Greenup County, Kentucky. Pictured is the C. & O. Railroad tracks ( white border around image).

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Colorized image of the bus station interior restaurant area "C.T. art-colortone" postcard. The Greyhound terminal opened at 1129 Gallia Street in 1941. The building was razed in about 2007.
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