Black & white image of pavilion at Millbrook Park in New Boston. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.
Sepia toned drawing of the Washington School built in 1926 on 11th (Eleventh) Street near John Street. It was leased by Happy Hearts from 1965 until 1979. In 1990 Portsmouth Inner City Development Corporation purchased and developed the building into 20 apartments.
Colorized photo image of two steamboats along the Ohio River in moonlight. corners of card are clipped off. The boats are named "Island Queen" on the far side and "Cincinnati Gymnasium Boat Club" in the near view.
Sepia tone photo image of group of men in front of building, 2 kids on roof. This was formerly "Camp Limberger" just a short distance north of Crichton Inn at Rushtown. The campground was adjacent to four transportation routes: Scioto River, Ohio & Erie Canal, Galena Turnpike(route 104), and Norfolk & Western RR.
Colored image of the funeral Home, built in 1924 at 915 Ninth (9th) Street by Frederick Carl Daehler. He had come to Portsmouth in 1854 after leaving his native Germany and had his business at several other locations. He built this as a combination furniture store and mortuary company. After his death in 1926, his family closed the furniture part.
Colorized Image of Government Square on Gallia Street. Views of Columbia Theatre, Moeller meat Market, and Whites Jewelers. The tall white building in the center is the First National Bank before it was doubled in size in about 1924.
Black & white photo image of the stated 100 Acres of the Steel Plant in New Boston. The plant was known as Whitaker-Glessner Company from 1909-1920. From 1920 to 1946 it was Wheeling Steel Company.
Colorized photo image of the Sixth (6th) Street Methodist Church at the corner of Sixth (6th) and Chillicothe Streets. This building was razed in 1928 for the construction of the third Portsmouth Masonic Temple.
