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Book describing events and details of the 1937 Flood.

Book describing events and details of the 1937 Flood.

Book describing events and details of the 1937 Flood.

"Happy Trails, Roy Rogers and Trigger" at the top of a color photo copy of Roy Rogers and his horse, Trigger.

"Many Happy Trails, Roy Rogers and Trigger." at the top left corner of a color photo copy of Roy and his horse, Trigger.

Colorized pink roses on an Easter card from Portsmouth, Ohio

Colorized red roses on an Easter Greeting card from Portsmouth, Ohio

Black and white scene of Second (2nd) Street from the corner of Market Street.

Sepia toned scene of West Second (2nd) Street, Portsmouth, Ohio.

A scene from York Park after the flood. The park was located along the Ohio River where a rolling (steel) mill had stood before it was destroyed by fire. The park was named after Levi York, president of Burgess Steel & Iron Works.

Church of Christ: Third (3rd) and Gay Streets of Portsmouth, Ohio

Colorized postcard of the Portsmouth Public Library, opened in 1906 at 1220 Gallia Street in Portsmouth. Henry A. Lorberg, local newspaper reporter and historian, contacted Andrew Carnegie and obtained $50,000 to build a free public library in…