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A copy of a tinted water color image of the library before landscaping

A copy of a lightly tinted image of the library and the old Portsmouth High School on Gallia Street

Tinted image of the library on Gallia Street, looking east.

Tinted image of bridge and boaters. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.

Tinted image of people boating on the lake. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.

Tinted image of people exiting a transit car at the park entrance and trolley station. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.

Black & white photo of nine men in baseball uniforms-Cubs, Trinity, etc.

Sepia toned photo of six uniformed men in auto with Portsmouth pennant

Black & white photo of several people standing in front of an unidentified arched concrete structure, logs and scrap wood on ground

Black & white photo of workers at an unidentified factory or industrial scene, possibly steel mill

Sepia tone image of steel mill with homes in foreground. The mill in New Boston was built by Levi D. York after his Burgess Mill in Portsmouth was destroyed by fire in 1898. It was known as the Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902 to 1909. From 1909…

Tinted image of children in pool and on playground equipment in York Park outside of the old flood wall. York Park, named for Levi D. York, was located on the Ohio River bank between Chillicothe Street and Washington Street in the early 1900's.