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"Keystone State" Steamboat

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Description: View of the steamboat "Keystone State" in the Ohio River near Portsmouth. The text "Keystone State" can be seen near the rear of the ship, but is partially...
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General Ward at the United States Naval Hospital

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Description: Interior of the general ward at the United States Naval Hospital, established in 1834 on the original site of Fort Nelson. Patients sit in chairs or lie i...
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Operating Room at the United States Naval Hospital

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Description: Interior of an operating room at the United States Naval Hospital, established in 1834 on the original site of Fort Nelson. The view includes operating ta...
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Boyd's Windmill

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Description: View of Boyd's Windmill, built in 1810 by John Peterson on Old Windmill Lane, and purchased by William Boyd in 1815.
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Plan of the Canal Termination on Portsmouth Point

Date: 1833
Description: Increase Lapham's plan for the canal terminus on Portsmouth Point at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio Rivers.

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