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  • Collection: Historic Postcards

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Colorized photo image of the River City Band, Portsmouth, Ohio, standing in front of a stone building

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Colorized photo image of several individuals sitting on the lawn at Tracy Park. In 1853 Tracy Park was given to the city of Portsmouth by Francis Campbell in honor of his attorney, Samuel M Tracy. John R T Barnes, the first Scioto County soldier to…

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Black and white photo image of various individuals and one goat in snowy Tracy Park. In 1853 Tracy Park was given to the city of Portsmouth by Francis Campbell in honor of his attorney, Samuel M Tracy. John R T Barnes, the first Scioto County soldier…

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Black and white photo image of hotel building with four automobiles and four gentlemen in the foreground. "The Grand Hotel was built about 1925 on the Northeast corner of Seventh (7th) and Chillicothe Streets where the Central Presbyterian Church…

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Black and white photo image of exterior of Baesman's Dancing Academy. Top of the front of postcard lists John R. Wile, Architect, Paul G. Williams Co., Builders. The building was located on Chillicothe Street on the southwest corner of 9th (Ninth).…

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Black and white photo image of the Elk Building at the corner of Chillicothe and Sixth (6th) Streets, originally the Sixth Street Methodist Episcopal Church Building. The Elk lodge # 154 moved here from Second (2nd) Street in about 1916. This…

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Black and white photo image of the Government Building (Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets) with four individuals and a bicycle in the foreground. The stone post office was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed in…

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Faded sepia toned image of Jackson Avenue in a picturesque Portsmouth, Ohio postcard.

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colorized scanned image of still life local fruit raised at Two-mile Hill (Coles Blvd)

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Colorized photo image of Fourth Street in Portsmouth.

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Drawn image of the grave and monument. The "Scioto County Hermit" was born in the "Old Dominion." William Hewitt built and lived in this cave (then in the wilderness) 1820 to 1834. The cave was formed by layers of stone under a shelving rock. The…

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Sepia tone photo image of the church building. Red lettering
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