Wayfinding in Market Square circa 1910
Welcome to Portsmouth. Here's how you get out of here.
Climbing to Boar’s Head Inn
A high point in an otherwise sealevel scene overlooking Hampton Beach, NH
Celia Thaxter Sold Typewriters
Writers have come a long way since 1887, more or less.
Goodbye to Charles Bulfinch
The librarian could not let go of the Bulfinch legend.
Boats Crash into Portsmouth Ferry Landing
What happened here? Inquiring minds want to know.
More Rare Images: “Old Ironsides” in Portsmouth Harbor
For roughly 18 years, "Motel Ironsides" was a popular Piscataqua tourist attraction.
Cute as a Morley Button
Once the biggest factory of its kind in the world
Playing Cards with Famous Authors
Did these playing cards turn an eight-year-old into an author?
Rich, Talented & All Dressed Up
Despite being born rich, John Templeman Coolidge was a nice guy.
Barnabee Between the Acts Tobacco Card
Like baseball cards, but for actorsm and no bubble gum
TV Stars Stump for Barry Goldwater
Republican actors on the campaign trail in 1964
NH Published the First Illustrated Newspaper in 1839
Political cartoon from the WHIP & SPUR