Colored photo of the C & O Railway Bridge over the Ohio River at Sciotoville. Completed in 1917, the C & O bridge is the longest continuous truss bridge ever built. It spans 1,600 feet between the Ohio and Kentucky shores.
Black and white photo of the old stone Post Office and somewhat behind it, the Sixth Street M.E. Church surrounded in flood water. The post office was built in 1891 at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets, expanded in 1914, and closed in 1936 when the new post office was opened. The stone post office was razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
Colorized photo image taken from the air showing the stadium and baseball field in Riverside Park. The stadium opened in about 1930 at Labold Athletic Field.
Amber glass bottle embossed with "E.J. Kenrick & Son Portsmouth, O. Registered" on front, "D.O.C. 66" on back. The company was located at 1866 Front Street.
Clear embossed glass bottle. Embossed: "E.J. Kenrick Company Harold Clayton Portsmouth, O. Cap. 7 1/2 fluid oz." In 1941, at the death of Mr. Kenrick, his cousin G. Harold Clayton became the owner and manager of the Kenrick business on Market Street. G. Harold Clayton was elected president of the Ohio Bottlers Association in 1948.(George Harold Clayton obituary, Portsmouth Times, April 13, 1956)
Black & white photo image of the Norfolk & Western Railway Depot at the northwest corner of Tenth (10th) and Waller Streets in the 1913 flood. N & W used this depot from 1901 to 1931 when the new terminal was built. It was used for storage until it was razed in 1968.
Black & white photo image of flood waters at the corner of Chillicothe and Gallia Streets. The view shows the First National Band Building fronting on Chillicothe Street and a row boat on flooded Gallia Street.
