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Street Scene at Portsmouth, Ohio, Ohio River Flood, January, 1937

Black & white photo of homes surrounded by flood water

Black & white photograph.
Unidentified street location in Portsmouth, Ohio, after flood waters had receded, late January-early February 1937.

Black & white photograph.
Unidentified street location in Portsmouth, Ohio, after flood waters receded, early February 1937.

Black & white photograph.
Spartan Stadium after flood waters receded.

Black & white photograph.
The Second (2nd) Street Bridge over the Scioto River under water during the flood of 1937.

Colored image of Ohio River, Portsmouth, and Scioto River in the distance

Black & white photograph.
Scene after the flood waters receded.

The flooded area near the confluence of the Scioto & Ohio Rivers, looking west. The Coleman Raceway in the background.

The bridge connected Portsmouth to the West Side-crossed over the Scioto River.

The bridge connected Portsmouth to the West Side, Washington Township-crossed over the Scioto River.

The flooded Scioto River off of US Rt. 52.

Sepia photo of a steamer near the Ohio River bank