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Round, wooden token with blue print, advertising the event. Headquarter information on one side; illustrated covered wagon and steamboat on other.

Bearded Gen-tel-men

1st Row: James Street, James Hicks, Harold Pierce, Lloyd Hall, Walter Matthes, Donald Pearch, Jr., and John Stalder, Chapter President.

2nd Row: Robert Hoover, Wayne Baer, James Ervin, Thomas Phillips and Charles…

Tarnished, silver token for "Portsmouth Solvay Coke Co. Inc." On same side, "1.00" and "Freeburn". Other side: "Insurance credit system, Dayton, Ohio." "Intrade." Diamond shape with balance scale. Odd-shaped hole punched. The Portsmouth Solvay Coke…

aged, tan in color, with water damage paper receipt stub (perforated) to Adams Bakery, New Boston. Black print with typed customer name.

Yellowed, aged paper with some "dotted" stains in corner. Folded paper with black illustration and Portsmouth Exercises on inside, 1964 Class on back.

Yellowed, aged, folded paper with black illustrations and fonts. Graduation exercises inside, class of 1965 on back.

Green with worn edges. Paperboard with black text and blue handwriting. Grades listed for Larry Vancuren: school year 1967-68

photo image of scanned book: Portsmouth, Ohio - The River City Illustrated. Book shows images of residences and business along with advertisements.

Blue program with blue print.
Schedule of events and city map.
The first River Days Festival was held in 1963 and drew a large crowd to Fifth (5th) and Chillicothe Streets. It was such a huge draw that the parade and festivities continued and still…

Black & white AP wirephoto showing the flood waters covering part of the Scioto Bridge.

Black & white AP photo showing an aerial view of volunteers laying sand bags to make a temporary levee to protect the city against the Ohio & Scioto Rivers. Spots in the left center are empty bags dropped from airplanes.

Black & white AP photo showing soldiers & volunteers throwing throwing up sandbag barriers in Portsmouth suburbs as flood waters moved in. Pictured is a dike across Second (2nd) Street. Residents watch the Ohio River rise against it.