Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photograph of Martin Beebe Gilbert. He was born in New York in 1816. He came to Portsmouth with his family in 1830. His father, Giles Gilbert, was in the grocery business as well as the steamboat parts trade. Martin organized and began the M. B. Gilbert Grocery Company located in Second (2nd) Street. A fire destroyed the building in 1910, and the business was moved further down Second (2nd) street.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is Portsmouth High School Commencement Announcements, one for 1886 and the other for 1888; Card for David A. Alspaugh Furniture Company
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photo of a water feature; Milhuff & Bush Range Works; Letterhead for the Carnegie Hero Fund Commision from June 4, 1924
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page that appears to have either come from a book or a newspaper. The subject is "The Medieval Residences of Portsmouth." The article tells some history of local homes and some owners.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a collection of photos of prominent Portsmouth men with their names listed below: C. A. Goddard Jr., W. H. Bright, C. S. Bright, H. E. Taylor, J. L. Patterson, J. H. Collier. Also pictured are ads for local Portsmouth businesses
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a colorized photo image of the new Hempstead Hospital which opened in 1908. In February of 1870, the city opened a hospital called City Hospital in this building. It was located on three acres of ground on the west side of what was then called Chillicothe Pike (Scioto Trail). Four years later the hospital was turned into a Children's Home. In 1907, the City Council decided to re-open the City Hospital but changed the name to Hempstead Hospital named for Dr. Giles Hempstead. The addition of a third floor and two wings in 1923 greatly changed the appearance. The name was changed to Portsmouth General Hospital in 1925, and Scioto Memorial in 1964. This building was razed in 2006.
Also pictured is the Reitz Stone Saw Mill.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photo image of Company K. at old N & W Depot 1917; Seventh Street Fire Department # 1
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photo of the River City Baseball Club with names below and the positions they played: Jerry Hall- Catcher, Sam Harper 2nd, Geo. Helfenstein 3rd, John Wilhelm Shortstop, Ed Kelly Left Field, Pab Corbett 1st, Ban Spry Right Field, last name is cut off at bottom ; Colored Church on Fifth (5th) Street, 1844; Advertisement for Pursell, Ewing & Co. at 125 Front Street
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a pamphlet for Portsmouth's Historical Pageant and a group of unknown children in costumes, not known if it is related to the pageant or not
