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  • Collection: Historic Postcards

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colorized photo image of red brick Castle Hall, Magnolia Lodge, Knights of Pythias, at the corner of Washington and Fourth (4th) Streets, building has a church-like steeple

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Colorized image of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church at 1325 Gallia Street. The Holy Redeemer church was founded when a need arose for the separation of English and German-speaking congregations. In 1853 the Irish Catholic congregation built their…

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colorized scanned photo image of Center Street

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Sepia toned image of Center Street in Portsmouth.

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Image of the Central Church of Christ located at the corner of Grandview and Robinson Avenues. The church was organized in 1907 and is till in operation today after undergoing several renovations and additions.

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Print of a watercolor of the new fire station on Gallia Street

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Black and white photo image of he Central Presbyterian Church. Established as German Presbyterian Church of Portsmouth in 1866, services were conducted in German until 1909. The first service in this building at Twenty-Third (23rd) and Waller Streets…

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Black and white photo image of the church building at the northeast corner of Seventh (7th) and Chillicothe Streets. When this building was dedicated in 1870, all services were in German. In 1904 Andrew Carnegie gave $1,000 toward an organ. The…

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Colorized Photo image of Chaffin's Mill on Pine Creek in Vernon Township near present day Lyra. Reuben Chaffin owned the mill from 1830 until 1863. The Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton Railroad was built through Vernon Township in 1902.

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Black and White image of the "Charlotte" Street with view of E J Kelly Grocer on Chillicothe Street and Sixth (6th) Street

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Pink shaded photo image of the home the Marlowe family moved into on Second (2nd) Street in 1873. Julia was born Sarah Francis Frost in England. She became a world famous actress in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

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Colored image of Children's Home building built in 1876 on Grant Street property that now is part of Mound Park. It closed in 1921 when Hillcrest Children's home opened in Wheelersburg.
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