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  Lincoln School, Portsmouth, O. Sunnyside; Kinneys Lane
  

  Colorized image of Lincoln School located on the northwest corner of Kinneys Lane & Waller Street. It was opened in 1914 and enlarged in 1922. Lincoln was Portsmouth's first integrated elementary because of overcrowding at the Washington School in 1953. The building was closed in 2000 and razed in 2003. The location is now the SOMC Cancer Center.
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  A Scene In Millbrook, Portsmouth, O.

  Colorized image of a concrete bridge in Millbrook Park.Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. York had walkways traveling throughout the entire park. The concrete bridges were illuminated by electric lights on steel arches that were anchored on concrete piers. They all lead to and from the pavilion, and were illuminated allowing easy access for park-goers.
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  The Millbrook Casino, Portsmouth, O.

  Colorized photo image of the Casino in Millbrook Park.This building was actually a theater located just inside the park gates at 4200 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with a seating capacity of five hundred. The Casino was the prime social gathering place in New Boston in the early 1900's. Plays, films, and concerts were shown all year for entertainment.
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  Picturesque Portsmouth, Ohio: The Casino, Millbrook

  Green tinted photo image of the Casino in Millbrook Park. This building was actually a theater located just inside the park gates at 4200 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with a seating capacity of five hundred. The Casino was the prime social gathering place in New Boston in the early 1900's. Plays, films, and concerts were shown all year for entertainment.
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  Profile Rock, Springville Hill, Portsmouth, Ohio

  Colorized photo image of Profile Rock, a formation near South Portsmouth in Greenup County, Kentucky.
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  Millbrook Park Scene, Portsmouth, O.

  Black and white photo image of Millbrook Park scene. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. The park was greatly damaged by the flood, and it was totally dismantled by 1935.
  
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  Liston Cornet Band

  Black and white photo image of the Liston Cornet Band.
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  Towboat Joe B. Williams, passing Portsmouth, O.

  Black and white photo image of the Towboat Joe B. of Portsmouth Williams en route to Pittsburg. The boat has 60 boats in tow. It covered nearly 8 acres across.
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  Haas Clothing Co., Portsmouth, Ohio

  Sepia tone image of the Haas Clothing building. The 1908-9 Portsmouth City Directory lists Haas Clothing Co. at 421-423 Chillicothe Street
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  Millbrook Park, Portsmouth, O.

  Black and white aerial view of Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
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  Millbrook Park, Portsmouth, O.

  Colorized lithographic image of Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899.
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  Scene in Millbrook, Portsmouth, O.

  Colorized image of a scene in Millbrook Park including the lake. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.