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FB-111A Jet Bomber Crashes at Portsmouth in 1981

by J. Dennis Robinson

"The good Lord was nice to us," a resident reported when no one was killed.

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A Lifetime of Loving Gilleys

by Vintage Pics

Photos of one of Portsmouth's oldest dining institutions

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Uncle Oscar Rides the Waves Again

by J. Dennis Robinson

Like mother, like son

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On the Road with Alvan Fuller

by J. Dennis Robinson

A brief biography of the man with the roses at Fuller Gardens in Seacoast, NH

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A Deadly Train Wreck in 1909

by Vintage Pics

Fireman Edward Harnden of the switching engine was killed instantly

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On the Trail of Tom Thumb’s Carriage

by J. Dennis Robinson

How did Charles Stratton’s mini-coach end up at UNH?

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Hop on a Train to the Rockingham

by Vintage Pics

We were easy to reach by railroad q century ago, but not anymore

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Zoffoli Motors Super-88 Model with Rocket Engine

by Vintage Pics

Drive this baby right off the lot for $2,000

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Visit Portsmouth in Your 1955 Ford

by Vintage Pics

“Portsmouth is a proud town,” Eleanor Early wrote, “full of descendants and an occasional ghost.”

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Forgetting the Atlantic Corporation

by Vintage Pics

The company died, but the cozy brick neighborhood it spawned lives on.

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Portsmouth Brothel Owners Go for a Ride

by Vintage Pics

A unique image of the city's early sex traffickers posing in a Victorian photo studio.

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Portsmouth Seal Depicts Largely Forgotten City

by Vintage Pics

No factories, no ships, no train

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