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Colored, mostly green, image of two ladies by lake in Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.

Sepia image of C. & O. railroad bridge over the Ohio River connecting Sciotoville, Ohio and Kentucky. Viewed from the hills of Sciotoville

Colored image of street and streetcar on Second (2nd) Street looking east. At right is the Washington Hotel on the corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets.

Tinted image of the landscaping around the entrance of the Ohio State Fair grounds

Colored image of Chillicothe Street (US Route 23) from the north end of U.S. Grant Bridge looking into Portsmouth. The bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, was opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and closed in 2001 for…

Sepia image of a man riding on top of two giant ears of corn on a wagon pulled by a horse at the Korn Karnival in Portsmouth. The Korn Karnival was held each fall from 1913 to 1917 when it was suspended due to World Was I.

Tinted image of Bond Street School building on the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) & Bond Streets. The twelve room school served elementary students from 1906 to 1939. It as razed in 1948 for the construction of Albers Supermarket.

Tinted image of West Seventh (7th) Street with carriages and buildings - Seventh (7th) Street

Colorized image of the yards along the Ohio River

Tinted image of railroad yards, tracks, and buildings. Ohio river and Kentucky hills are in the background.

Sepia tone image of York Park outside of the old flood wall. York Park, named for Levi D. York, was located on the Ohio River bank in the area between Chillicothe Street and Washington Street in the early 1900's.

Colored image of the Grimes Hotel at 902 Second (2nd) Street. This building was "Portsmouth's first flat building" according to the Portsmouth Daily Times of July 27, 1907. Built by H S Grimes at the corner of Second (2nd) and Gay Streets, it had…