Colorized image of the Second (2nd) Street School built in 1850 on the southwest corner of Second (2nd) and Chillicothe Streets. It was razed in 1917 and replaced by the new Henry Massie School.
Colorized image of the Wilson School which was built in 1927 on Campbell Avenue between Sixth (6th) & Seventh (7th) Streets. It was the first elementary school to have a gymnasium. Closed in 2006, it was razed in 2007.
Colorized image of the Union Street school building at the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) & Union Streets. It was completed in 1877 and remodeled in 1910. On January 8, 1929 the school was destroyed by fire, thought to be intentionally set. The U S Grant School, built the next year, replaced the Union Street School.
Colorized Image of the Steel Mill in New Boston Along the Ohio River. The mill was known as Whitaker-Glessner Company from 1909 to 1920 and Wheeling Steel Corporation from 1920 to 1946. For four years after 1946 the name was Portsmouth Steel Corporation.
Colorized Image of Government Square on Gallia Street. Views of Columbia Theatre, Moeller meat Market, and Whites Jewelers. The tall white building in the center is the First National Bank before it was doubled in size in about 1924.
Black & white photo image of the stated 100 Acres of the Steel Plant in New Boston. The plant was known as Whitaker-Glessner Company from 1909-1920. From 1920 to 1946 it was Wheeling Steel Company.
Colorized image of the crowds at Scioto County Court House during the 1916 Portsmouth Korn Karnival. The Korn Karnival was held each fall from 1913 to 1917 when it was suspended due to World War I.
