Greenish tinted photo image of Chillicothe Street looking south toward the Kentucky hills. Marting Brothers Company is at 515 Chillicothe and Pepper's is at 517 Chillicothe.
Black and white photo of a home in a valley between hills. The back of the card is an invitation to attend the "Home Coming" Celebration the week of September 27, 1909.
Colorized photo image of the South Portsmouth, Kentucky C. & O. Railway Depot, across the Ohio River from Portsmouth, Ohio. Opened in the early 1900's, this building was still being used by the Chessie System when it was destroyed by fire May 1, 1975.
Black and white photo of several people around a log cabin surrounded by trees. Col. John Abbott was reared in Belpre, Ohio and came to Portsmouth about 1870 working as a plasterer. He bought hill property above Springville, Kentucky and built a cabin on the highest point in 1895. He lived there receiving many visitors until 1911 when at age 71 he died at his niece's home in Portsmouth.
Colorized photo image of Tracy Park which was given to the city by Francis Campbell in honor of his attorney, Samuel M. Tracy. The first Scioto County soldier to die in the Civil War, John Barnes, is represented on the 40 foot monument which was dedicated in 1879.
Black and white photo of a crowd on men and boys on Pennant Day in 1913. According to The Portsmouth Times July 15, 1913, Pennant Day in Millbrook Park was to be a double header with Chillicothe playing Portsmouth on Wednesday July 16, 1913. Heavy rain on Tuesday had caused Pennant Day to be rescheduled for Wednesday between the Babes (Chillicothe) and the Champs (Portsmouth).
Black and white drawing of the Schwartz Clothing Company operated by William H. Schwartz from about 1910 until 1932 when the company was closed. The City Directory lists Schwartz Clothing on the southeast corner of Chillicothe and Fourth from 1910 until 1924 and from 1926 until 1932 the address was 1001 Gallia Street. It is unknown which location is represented on this card.
Colorized photo image of Mound Park. Text on back: ".....as the earth works (the Waller, Lawson and Tremper Mounds) have been destroyed. Thanks to Simon Labold, "The Horse Shoe Mound will be preserved, included at it is in what was long known as the "Children's Home Grounds." The Park is now city property."
Sepia tone photo image of the rutted dirt road along side a waterway on the way north toward Crichton's Inn near Rushtown. The Inn was owned and operated by William Crichton, a native of Scotland and mill worker in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The Inn was located on a hill on the west side of Route 104 near the N & W Railway passenger station in Rushtown. The Inn closed in 1919.
