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Black and white photo image of a deer with a black bear standing behind it.

Colorized image of a rural scene with the railroad cutting through

Black and White Photo image of the 40 foot memorial to the Civil War dead. Dedicated in 1879, the monument represents John R T Barnes, the first Scioto County soldier to die in the Civil War. It cost $6500.00 and was presented to the city by the…

Black and white photo image of the Selby Shoe Company with employees' cars lining the parking lot. The Selby Shoe Company reached a peak employment of about 5500 in its factory at Seventh (7th) and Findlay Streets before closing in 1957. There was a…

Black and white photo image of the U. S. Grant Bridge. The bridge was opened in August of 1927 and was the first bridge to make it all the way across the Ohio River to reach Kentucky from Portsmouth, Ohio, thus connecting the two states. Also known…

black & white photo of New Boston Route 52 double bridge over part of Millbrook Lake, New Boston hills are in background. On the left is Rhodes Avenue and on the right is Gallia Street. There was a big celebration when the bridges were opened in…

black & white photo of the James Dickey Post 23 American Legion Hall at 705 Court Street

Black and white photo image of the railroad yard with coal cars

Black and white photo image of Franklin Avenue in Portsmouth.

Black and white photo image of the plant from parking lot, silver border. The steel mill at New Boston had several name changes through the years. It was Whitaker-Glessner Company from 1909 to 1920, Wheeling Steel Corporation from 1920 to 1946,…

Print of a watercolor of the new fire station on Gallia Street

Photo image of the Ohio Valley Wholesale Company during the 1937 flood. The building was located 714-16 Fifth (5th) Street.