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  • Collection: Historic Postcards

2020-03-02-0006.jpg
Sepia-tone photo image of the 1913 Flood at 2nd (Second) and Washington Streets.

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2020-03-02-0004.jpg
Sepia- tone photo image of the 1913 Flood on 5th (Fifth) Street, facing east. The first half of the First National Bank building, completed in 1912, is centered in the background with the old Lyric Theater standing where the second half of the bank…

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2020-01-13-0009.jpg
Sepia tone photo image of the 1914 Labor Day Parade coming south on Chillicothe Street.
Pictured: Salvage located at 216-220 Chillicothe; Abbott Paint Co. at 209 Chillicothe.

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Black & White photo (inset) postcard with border at bottom and larger on right side for correspondence.

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Sepia tone photo image, with border, of the church located on the corner of Fourth (4th) and Court Streets.
The Episcopal Parish of All Saints was organized in the home of a parishioner named John Smith on June 23, 1819.

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2020-01-13-0003.jpg
Sepia tone photo image of the motor tune-up department. Inset circular photo of "Bill".
On back shows advertisement and location- 1511 Gallia Street. Business was at this location 1935-1941.

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2019-11-13-0019.jpg
Sepia tone postcard of the school building. W. P. Ridenour, architect listed. Brief history on the back. No postmark.

2019-11-13-0017.jpg
Sepia tone image of the building with name and address printed in red (44-48 West Second (2nd) Street). Note in red at bottom with fill in options to customer. (In pencil: Jan 16, Fields)

2019-11-07-0017.jpg
Color photo image of Ray Litteral's Pioneer Village of Wheelersburg in Porter Township. Brief history on back.

2019-07-31-0022.jpg
Sepia tone postcard of the Ohio River at Portsmouth. Portsmouth in background with the river and steamboats in foreground.

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Sepia tone postcard of the Ohio River with ice. The ferry steamboat Emily was operated by Captain John F. Davis between Portsmouth, OH and Fullerton, KY. The Ohio River had been frozen for about one week and the ice was breaking up and moving, when…

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Color illustrated advertisement for Selby Arch Preserver Shoes. On Back- Divided postcard with ad; no postmark.
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