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The Buckeye State, Portsmouth, Ohio
Color tinted image of steamboat with Portsmouth in back. The Buckeye State was built in 1878 at Freedom, PA, for the Pittsburgh & Cincinnati Packet Line. She was captained by Wash Kerr.
The W.F. Nesbet, Portsmouth, O
Color tinted image of W. F. Nesbet steamboat. Some references mention a steamer named the "W.F. Nisbet" which ran on the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers in the 1890's.
U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored image of the first US Grant Bridge, viewed from the Kentucky side, connecting Ohio and KY by US Route 23, showing Portsmouth in the background. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974,…
U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored image of the first US Grant Bridge viewed from the Kentucky side, connecting Ohio and KY by US Route 23, showing Portsmouth in the background. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974,…
York Place Portsmouth (Ohio)
Slightly green tinted image of park and hills. York Park, named for Levi D. York, was located on the Ohio River Bank on Front Street between Chillicothe Street and Washington Street in the early 1900's.
Chillicothe Street, Portsmouth, Ohio, Ohio River Flood, January, 1937
Black & white photo of Chillicothe Street looking north
Chillicothe Street Looking Toward River, Portsmouth, Ohio, Ohio River Flood, January, 1937
Black & white photo of Chillicothe Street looking south
Street Scene at Portsmouth, Ohio, Ohio River Flood, January, 1937
Black & white photo of homes surrounded by flood water
N. & W. Terminals, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored image of RR yard, Ohio River, and Kentucky hills.
Portsmouth Wharf, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored image of the steamboat Greenwood at the wharf at the end of Market Street. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. On her maiden trip, October, 1898, she left Portsmouth and sank when she hit a…
1937 Flood
Portsmouth, Ohio
Black & white photograph.
Unidentified residents and location in Portsmouth, Ohio, during the 1937 Flood.
Unidentified residents and location in Portsmouth, Ohio, during the 1937 Flood.
Neighborhood Scene-1937 Flood
Portsmouth, Ohio
Black & white photograph.
Unknown neighborhood in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Unknown neighborhood in Portsmouth, Ohio.