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  • Collection: Historic Postcards

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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…

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Tinted photo image of the U.S. Grant Bridge carrying U S Route 23 over the Ohio River from Portsmouth, Ohio to Kentucky. This Grant Bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, opened in 1927 as a toll bridge. It became toll free in 1974 and was…

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Colorized image of the old stone post office at the corner of Gallia Street and Chillicothe Streets. Across Gallia Street is the new First National Bank built in 1912.

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Black and white photo of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station at Third (3rd) and Market Streets.

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Black and white photo image of the home at 1725 Baird Avenue. On back is written "Spring Family Home Portsmouth, Baird Ave, O." The 1916 city directory shows Walter Spring at 1725 Baird Avenue.

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Colorized photo image of the Sixth (6th) Street Methodist Church at the corner of Sixth (6th) and Chillicothe Streets. This building was razed in 1928 for the construction of the third Portsmouth Masonic Temple.

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Sepia tone photo of an Indian Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio

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Colorized photo image of snag boats on the Ohio River. A snag boat was a steamboat equipped to remove debris from the waters. On the back of the card: "Uncle Sam's Dredge Boats are constantly removing obstructions from the Ohio River."

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Colorized photo image of a country scene.

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Colored photo image of the Millbrook Park Base Ball Field with the New Boston steel mill and the Ohio River in the background. Levi York began developing the 85 acre park in 1899. Millbrook was greatly damaged by the flood, and was totally…

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Colorized photo image of tree-lined Jackson Street.

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Colorized photo image of Lincoln Street approaching Greenlawn Cemetery.
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