This passenger pigeon was shot in an orchard on Offnere Street in Portsmouth, Ohio by Arthur Bannon around 1882. He presented it to his mother, a taxidermist, who wanted a specimen of the nearly extinct bird for her collection. The male passenger pigeon is dark brown with a copper-colored breast and stands 7 inches (17.78 cm.) high and is 15 inches (38.1 cm) long from its head to its tailfeathers. Passenger pigeons were once the most numerous species of bird in North America and provided a seemingly endless supply of meat, fat, and feathers to early settlers. Contemporary observers described migrating flocks of passenger pigeons as blackening the skies due to their large numbers. Later in the century, commercial hunting of passenger pigeons became popular. The growth of the railroads promoted pigeon hunting, since the trains could transport pigeon meat to major markets with no danger of spoilage. By the late 1880s, the decline in the passenger pigeon population became irreversible. It is now extinct.
Black and white photo of the construction of the Y.M.C.A building at 1236 Gallia Street. Previously the Grant Williams property which was donated in 1937. In 1955 Williams Mtg Company donated $120,000.00 for a new building
Aged, yellowed, cardboard-like booklet from Citizens Savings and Loan Association Company. This was used for people to save money. The bank was located at 505 Chillicothe Street.
Aged, slightly yellowed, cardboard like booklet from the American Savings and Loan Association. This book was used for people saving money. The bank was located at 503 Chillicothe Street.
Aged, slightly yellowed, cardboard-like booklet from the American Savings and Loan Association. This was used for saving money. The Bank was located at 503 Chillicothe Street.
Off-white metal light switch cover for the Nagle Trane Air Conditioning Company with brown print. It tells you the temperature and even when the air is dry, normal, or damp. Nagle Trane was located at 1211 Third (3rd) Street.
