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Black and white photo image of the docks on the Ohio River at Portsmouth. A man stands on old floodwall at the left.

black & white photo of New Boston Route 52 double bridge over part of Millbrook Lake, New Boston hills are in background. On the left is Rhodes Avenue and on the right is Gallia Street. There was a big celebration when the bridges were opened in…

Sepia photo image of the steam boat Douglas Hall with three men aboard.

Color photo postcard of Chillicothe Street downtown Portsmouth towards the Kentucky hills. Pictured is Martings, Montgomery Wards, National Bank Building.

Black and white photo image of building at 302 Chillicothe Street. City Directories from 1920 to 1930 list Harry E. Hawk, dentist at 304 1/2 Chillicothe and Albert Zoellner, Jeweler at 302 Chillicothe Street. This building was razed in 2016 for…

Colorized faded image of the Dreamland Swimming Pool along with many people. The pool was located at 1229 Kendall Avenue and opened around 1929 in Portsmouth.

Colored image of swimming pool with people in water and on grass.

Color photo image of the grove actually located in Valley Township near Lucasville.

Slightly colored image of building and trees

Black and white image with tinted blue sky. This building at Second (2nd) and Court Streets was identified in 1898 in The Portsmouth Blade Industrial Edition as the Elks Building. In the 1903 Portsmouth City Directory it was known as the Elk Block…

black & white photo image of the Eagles Hall located and Gallia & Bond Streets. Back of card: "River City Aerie No. 567 F.O.E. Instituted Dec, 7th , 1903, Forty years of Progress. Located at Gallia and Bond Sts., In the Heart of Portsmouth, O.…

black and white photo image of the fire house #2 with three trucks parked at open doors at 1601 Gallia Street.