Colorized image of the carnival with booths along Chillicothe Street during the 1915 Portsmouth Korn Karnival. The Korn Karnival was held each fall from 1913 to 1917 when it was suspended due to World War I. There was no admission fee. Many contests were held and many prized were awarded.
black & white photo image of Lehman's interior located at 310 Chillicothe Street. The message side claims this to be the largest shoe store in the Southern Ohio.
Colorized image of the steamer sidewheeler along the river. The Sunshine was built in Brownsville, PA and completed at Wheeling, WV in 1892. She ran the Pittsburgh-Cincinnati trade.
Colorized image of the steel plant in New Boston. Levi D.York built the steel mill in New Boston after his Portsmouth mill burned in 1898. It was known as the Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902-1909 and the Whitaker-Glessner Company from 1909-1920.
