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Walnut Street Pumping Station
Black & white photo image.
on back: Located at end of Walnut Street and Ohio River. Picture shows sewage and storm water flowing into Ohio River by gravity. But when river reaches a stage of 47 feet it will back up this sewage into the manholes and…
on back: Located at end of Walnut Street and Ohio River. Picture shows sewage and storm water flowing into Ohio River by gravity. But when river reaches a stage of 47 feet it will back up this sewage into the manholes and…
East End of the Portsmouth Flood Wall
Black & white photo image.
on back: This picture shows how the 1937 flood tore a hole in the N&W dirt levy at the east end of the Portsmouth flood wall. WPA workers have now extended the concrete 62-foot flood wall for a distance of 1000 feet.
on back: This picture shows how the 1937 flood tore a hole in the N&W dirt levy at the east end of the Portsmouth flood wall. WPA workers have now extended the concrete 62-foot flood wall for a distance of 1000 feet.
Walnut Street Pumping Station
Black & white photo image.
on back : Looking from shore over to Ohio River. About 20 feet more will be added to top of this structure before it is finished.
on back : Looking from shore over to Ohio River. About 20 feet more will be added to top of this structure before it is finished.
Mill Street Pumping Station
Black & white photo image.
on back : Designed to pump sewage and force it underwater into the Ohio River when the river rises to a stage of 43 feet. Beneath this superstructure is a well holding two electric engines capable of pumping 12,000…
on back : Designed to pump sewage and force it underwater into the Ohio River when the river rises to a stage of 43 feet. Beneath this superstructure is a well holding two electric engines capable of pumping 12,000…
River Front, showing Flood Wall, Portsmouth, Ohio
Tinted image of the old flood wall, river, and Kentucky hills
Ohio River, showing Flood-Wall, Portsmouth, Ohio
Tinted image of the old flood wall and river activity
Flood Wall Construction
Black and white photo showing the framework of the flood wall construction with the old ice house showing in background. The ice house was heavily damaged by wind in February 2009, and totally razed soon after.