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From Dayton To Wheeling

Date: 1790
Description: Map of the region surrounding Dayton, Ohio showing rivers and other settlements, with a table of distances from Cincinnati to Dayton and to points outside ...
Photograph

22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers

Date: 09 22 1862
Description: The 22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers under the command of Colonel William L. Utley, crossing the pontoon bridge at Cincinnati.
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Public Landing with Bridge

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Description: Elevated view over the Ohio River of a boat landing with a bridge in the background.
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Boys on Ohio River Shore

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: Four boys stand on the shoreline of the Ohio River, seeing Reuben and Jessie Thwaites off. Buildings and a church steeple can be seen in the background.
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Woman in a Rowboat

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: A woman rowing in a boat on the Ohio River. There is another boat on the shoreline behind her.
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Merchant Boat on Ohio River

Date: 05 13 1894
Description: View from shoreline of merchant boat, with the words Glass City on the side, floating down the Ohio River.
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Steamboats and a Bridge

Date: 05 24 1894
Description: View across water towards a bridge with several steamboats lined up on the opposite shoreline on the other side of the bridge.
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Second Street During a Flood

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Description: Elevated view of Second Street and surrounding area during a flood of the Ohio River. Some buildings are submerged up to their roof lines and the street re...
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Steamboat on the Ohio River

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Description: A large steamboat on the Ohio River steaming past countryside of rolling wooded hills.
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Steamboats at a Wharf

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Description: Elevated view of a steamboat docked at a wharf building on the Ohio River. Another steamboat is visible in the distance approaching a bend in the river, an...
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View of the Ohio River

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Description: Elevated view of steamboat on the Ohio River. Wooded hillsides surround the river.
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Lovers' Lane

Date: 1910
Description: A group of people canoeing on Lovers' Lane, a peaceful river connecting two reservoirs overhung by deciduous trees.
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Stepping Stones

Date: 1905
Description: A group of men and women standing on stepping stones laid across a river. The stones are painted to read "STEPPING STONES" and the river is surrounded by w...
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Boarding an Excursion Boat

Date: 1910
Description: Passengers board the excursion boat "Crescent No. 1" as others look on from bridges. There is a large building in the background on the left, and a long, w...
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Chagrin Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Dam on the Chagrin river near Adams Bag Company with buildings in background. Caption reads: "Dam at Adams Bag Co. Chagrin Falls, Ohio."
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Chagrin River

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Description: Small river winding through the town on a misty day.
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Bridge over falls

Date: 1920
Description: Bridge over the Chagrin river and falls in town with surrounding buildings and an advertisement for the May company.
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Cayahoga River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of small falls on the Cayahoga River in a gorge with waterfront buildings.
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Steamship "Island Queen"

Date: 1930
Description: View of the steamship "Island Queen," near Coney Island, which is on the Ohio River near Cincinatti. "Island Queen Coney Island" is painted on the rear of ...
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"Keystone State" Steamboat

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Description: Elevated view of the steamboat "Keystone State" in the Ohio River near Portsmouth. The text "Keystone State" is painted on the rear of the ship, but is par...

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