Colored image of the first US Grant Bridge, viewed from the Kentucky side, connecting Ohio and KY by US Route 23, showing Portsmouth in the background. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, was razed in 2001, and replaced in 2006.
Color photomechanical print of the east side of Chillicothe Street facing south including the old Post Office and the First National Bank. The post office was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956. First National Bank was built in 1912 and doubled in size in about 1924. Gallia Street runs between the buildings.
Black and white photo image of the Scioto Bridge during flooding. Shown is the fifth (5th) bridge over the Scioto River at the west edge of Portsmouth. It was built in 1885 and was washed away in the 1913 Flood.
Sepia tone photo of the old stone Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets during flood. The post office was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store. Across Chillicothe Street the sign says "Marting Bros & Co."