Black and white photo of a crowd on men and boys on Pennant Day in 1913. According to The Portsmouth Times July 15, 1913, Pennant Day in Millbrook Park was to be a double header with Chillicothe playing Portsmouth on Wednesday July 16, 1913. Heavy rain on Tuesday had caused Pennant Day to be rescheduled for Wednesday between the Babes (Chillicothe) and the Champs (Portsmouth).
Black and white drawing of the Schwartz Clothing Company operated by William H. Schwartz from about 1910 until 1932 when the company was closed. The City Directory lists Schwartz Clothing on the southeast corner of Chillicothe and Fourth from 1910 until 1924 and from 1926 until 1932 the address was 1001 Gallia Street. It is unknown which location is represented on this card.
Colorized photo image of Mound Park. Text on back: ".....as the earth works (the Waller, Lawson and Tremper Mounds) have been destroyed. Thanks to Simon Labold, "The Horse Shoe Mound will be preserved, included at it is in what was long known as the "Children's Home Grounds." The Park is now city property."
Sepia tone photo image of the rutted dirt road along side a waterway on the way north toward Crichton's Inn near Rushtown. The Inn was owned and operated by William Crichton, a native of Scotland and mill worker in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The Inn was located on a hill on the west side of Route 104 near the N & W Railway passenger station in Rushtown. The Inn closed in 1919.
Black and white photo of two men and a little girl in front of the Gims & Bierly Grocery at 1029 Findlay Street in about 1908. The Portsmouth City Directory of 1908-09 lists the George D. Gims residence at 1027 Findlay.
Black and white photo of several men standing in front of the Gims & Bierly Grocery at 1029 Findlay Street in about 1908. The Portsmouth City Directory lists the George D. Gims residence at 1027 Findlay.
Black and white photo of the interior of the Mary Louise Restaurant at 843 Gallia Street. Opened in 1919 by Robert E. and Mary Louise Lewis, it was famous for homemade pies and candy. In 1931 it was converted into the Lewis Pie Company on Fourth Street.
Sepia toned photo image of the Sixth Street Methodist Church building after 1910, when pool and billiards are listed at the location in the City directory. The Elk Lodge # 154 moved here from Second (2nd) Street in about 1916. This building, which had been a Methodist church at the corner of Sixth (6th) and Chillicothe Streets, was razed for the construction of the Portsmouth's third Masonic Temple building in 1928.
Black and white photo image of the Ohio Valley Interurban Station. The Ohio Valley Traction Railway ran 30 miles from Portsmouth to Ironton, passing through Sciotoville, Wheelersburg, and Hanging Rock.
Black and white photo of the old stone Post Office and somewhat behind it, the Sixth Street M.E. Church surrounded in flood water. The post office was built in 1891 at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets, expanded in 1914, and closed in 1936 when the new post office was opened. The stone post office was razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
