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Black and white photo image of Alum Rock located in Vanceburg, Kentucky. The rock is largely composed of alum, a compound that was widely used by the first settlers of the area. Alum can be used for medicinal purposes, dyeing cloth, and to purify…

Colorized image of bright yellow flowers with writing in glittery cursive script

Black and white photo image of four children playing along the banks on the Ohio River

Black and white photo image of Vanceburg, Kentucky, looking down on the town with the Ohio River receding in the background. Vanceburg was officially settled as a town in 1797. It was named after Joseph C. Vance, an early settler and salt maker for…

Black and white photo image of Jimmies Place, it appears to be a restaurant with advertisements of steak and fried chicken on the back. It was located on U. S. 52.

Three colorized images of Henry's Springs. First image is of two unknown men with a bicycle. The middle image is an old white house. The last image is a group of unknown individuals.

5 black and white photo images of various nature scenes at the "Kiwanis" Girl Scout Camp. The top center photo is of the Club House. This Girl Scout Camp was constructed by the Kiwanis Club and was located on Tremper's Farm on Pond Creek in West…

Colorized image of a small pond at the Kiwanis Girl Scout Camp. The waterway has full trees hanging over it as well as being surrounded by grass. This Girl Scout Camp was constructed by the Kiwanis Club and was located on Tremper's Farm on Pond Creek…

Colorized image of a waterway in Brush Creek in the moonlight.

Colorized image of a rural scene in Brush Creek including a waterway with trees on either side.

Black and white photo image of the N & W Railway Bridge at Vera Junction during the 1937 Flood in Portsmouth. The bridge had been seriously damaged in the 1913 Flood, but was repaired and used until 2003.

Black and white photo image of the Norfolk & Western Railway Bridge stretching over the Scioto River at Vera junction in Portsmouth. This photo was taken during the 1913 flood. The bridge was repaired and used until 2003.