Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured are two black and white photographs. The top one is of carriers for the Portsmouth Times in 1898 with their names listed below: Frank Doyle, Will Braunlin, Carl Braunlin, David Stoner, Will Meter, William Hazelbeck, Thomas Coppock, albert Straub, Oscar Sherer, James Kehoe, Augustus Dill, William Peterson. The bottom photo is a collection of many of the local citizens.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving some information about places in town where Temperance meetings were held. Also pictured at the bottom of the page are two black and white photographs of unknown men.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: Ticket for Event on Steamer Homer Smith; Unknown Girls; Article About the National Hotel; Henry Densmore
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is the First Baptist Church located on the southwest corner of Gallia and Waller Streets and Play House Corner on the corner of Sixth (6th) Street. The Play House was located in part of the former Sixth (6th) Street Methodist Church building. In the 1914 City Directory, the Play House was listed as having billiards, bowling, tobacco supplies, candy, and magazines.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is two black and white photographs. Top image: the Masonic Temple Fire (December 6, 1925). This second Masonic Temple in Portsmouth was built in 1906 At Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets. The fire of 1925 destroyed much of the building. The second photograph is of the First National Bank Corner, the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. Buildings located in this area were the old First National Bank Building on the corner, J. F. Carr Watches and Diamonds, a shoe and hat store.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photo of John Barnes: First Soldier from Scioto County to Give his Life for his Country during the Civil War. Below the photo is information: Barnes was born May 17, 1830. He enlisted April 16, 1861 in Company G. of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Barnes was shot and killed in Vienna, Virginia. Following his death, his brother, J. C. Barnes, went and took his place in the ranks without being enlisted and without pay.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page with black and white photographs of unknown men at the bottom. In the typed paragraphs, there is information about the Catholic Church of the Nativity, St. Mary's Church, Pig Iron, and the Scioto and Hocking Valley Railway
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving information about G. D. Bishop and Merchant Tailors in Portsmouth. Also pictured is the Old Dugan Homestead; Ben Gaylord Jr. and Dan McFarland; W. H. H. Taylor
