Black & white photo of railway passenger station in Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
Colored image of the summer home of Mr & Mrs Harry E Taylor near Rushtown. Mr Harry Taylor was the editor/owner of the Portsmouth Times approx. 1920 - 1930.
Tinted image of the steamboat in the river. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. On her maiden trip, October, 1898, she left Portsmouth and sank when she hit a snag at the mouth of the Scioto River. She was raised and repaired and ran the Cincinnati-Pomeroy-Charleston trades until 1925 when she collided with the Chris Greene and sank.
Colored image of parade participants and observers at the 1916 Portsmouth Korn Karnival. It was held every fall from 1913 to 1917 when it was suspended due to World War I.
Black & white image of athletic field as if seen from the air. Mr Simon Labold, president of the First National Bank, donated land for baseball, football, etc. in 1929. The stadium built there was known as Universal, Municipal, and Spartan Stadium.
