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Fort Washington

Date: 1790
Description: Fort Washington, built in 1789, where Cincinnati now stands.
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Air Race Winner's Trophy

Date: 1947
Description: The winner of the Goodyear Trophy, Steve Wittman of Oshkosh (on the right) with pilot William Brennand (holding the trophy). With them are Paul Litchfield ...
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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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Doller's Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: View of a group of men and women sitting on the shore of Doller's Harbor. Nearby, a steamship can be seen at Doller's Wharf. Caption reads: "Doller's Wharf...
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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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Boathouse and Docks

Date: 1910
Description: Waterside view toward a couple canoeing by a boathouse and docks on the Ohio Canal, with a steel bridge in the left background. Smoke streams across the sk...
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Put-In-Bay

Date: 1910
Description: View of a rocky cover, with a man rowing a boat in the area known as "Lovers' Cove."
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Residential Area

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a residential area, featuring houses, a fork in the road, sidewalks, and trees.
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Casino Park

Date: 1910
Description: Three men in a rowboat boating beneath an ivy-covered stone bridge in a park.
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Residential Street

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the West Atwood Street residential district featuring a Victorian house with scalloped shingles and a turret. Many trees shade the street that st...
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Mr. Barber's Farm

Date: 1910
Description: View across grounds toward a man standing in front of an enormous commercial barn on Mr. Barber's farm.
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Ely Park Soldiers Monument

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Description: Tall cylindrical Civil War memorial with multiple sculptures in Ely Square in downtown. A wrought iron fence surrounds the monument, trees dot the square a...
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Large Burial Vault

Date: 1910
Description: The tomb of the Robinson family, a large burial vault.
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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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