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  • Collection: Historic Postcards

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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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Colorized image of a person driving an automobile on Kinney's Lane at the base of Mt. TAbor. The attorney Theodore K. Funk lived near here.

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Colorized photo image of Kinney's Lane when it was a dirt road.

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Colorized photo image of the Offnere Street entrance to the cemetery and the caretaker's cottage.

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Black and white photo of the Soldiers' Monument in Soldiers Circle in Greenlawn Cemetery. In 1862 the Ladies Aid Society purchased the Civil War Union Soldier Monument dedicated on May 30, 1869. More than 2300 combat veterans, including 670 from…

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Colorized image of a child and a sign promoting Portsmouth industries and services. The scene shown on the sign is West Second (2nd) Street in the early 1900's.
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