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  Shively's Eden Park Service Station

  Brown paper tablet advertisement for Shively's, located "one mile out of New Boston on Route 139."Black print on both sides of cover. Sohio Oil and Gas with graphics on back. Shively's opened in 1931 by Forrest Shively. It was sold in 1941.
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  Roy Rogers Buttons

  Metal with plastic coated button pins. "Roy Rogers Festival Portsmouth, Ohio" on other side with Dale and Roy Rogers. On the other pin: "Happy Trails" with an image of Roy Rogers alone.
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  E. J. Kenrick & Son Bottle

  Amber glass bottle with long neck. Embossed with "E. J. Kenrick & Son, Portsmouth, O."
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  Pure Milk Bottle

  Clear glass bottle with diamond embossed neck and "Half Pint Liquid, Pure Milk Co., Milk and Cream, Portsmouth, Ohio."
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  Hotel Hurth

  Cardboard matchbook cover advertising the Hurth Hotel, Portsmouth, Ohio. Aged brown and coral color one side, yellow print. Tan, aged with print on otherside. Hotel was located at the corner of Third (3rd) and Chillicothe Streets.
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  L. Jones, Dealer in General Merchandise. Blue Creek, Ohio

  Heavy-weight paper traveling salesman business card. A Victorian image of a girl and dog.
  On back "Presented by L. Jones, Dealer in General Merchandise, Blue Creek,Ohio".
  Census shows L. Jones as Lafayette Jones in Adams County.
  Trademark triangle with "D".
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  World War II Soldier Uniform

  WWII uniform in good condition. Gene Lloyd Hiatt was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on November 13, 1922. He enlisted into the Army Air Corps in 1943 and was sent to flight school where he graduated at the top of his class. He received orders for the Pacific in June, 1945, but before arriving, victory was declared. He went on to fly for TWA Airlines.
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  Dale Evans Pin

  Color image of Dale Evans on a lapel pin. "Post Grape Nuts Flakes 1953 © R. R." on back. R. R. indicating Roy Rogers.
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  The Heer Engine Company

  Silver, oval, metal fob depicting the name and image of tractor on front. Name and "Fob of the Month" on back. Plant located at Third and Jefferson until 1913 when it moved to Spring Lane.
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  The Atlas Company Dry Goods and Shoes Folding Nail File

  Silver and tarnished metal folding nail file with company name in Portsmouth, Ohio.
  Henry Atlas began his business in Portsmouth in 1895 on West Second (2nd) Street. He left Portsmouth in 1904 to open a business in Dayton. He went bankrupt in 1904 and returned to Portsmouth and reopened.
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  Old Kentucky Saloon Token

  Quarter-sized, brass colored token with hole. One side: "Old Kentucky Saloon, P. O." Other side: "Good for 5¢ in trade." Owned by Rochester Carter (d. 1902) and located on Front Street.
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  Glasses & Case from Dr. A.P. Altizer

  Brown case with silver print. "Dr. A.P. Altizer, Optometrist, Lyric Bldg, Dial 2-9381, Portsmouth, O."
  Enclosed round-rimmed glasses with dark brown frame- one arm broken, Dr. Arthur Paul Altizer was located at 822 1/2 Gallia Street.