Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is typed page giving details about the banks of Portsmouth. Bottom, gives one sentence about when the Grand Opera House opened, and H. S. Grimes was the manager. Williams Iams; P. S. Iams; First National Bank; Iron National Bank; farmers; Thomas Dugan & Company; Massie Block; Fort Wayne; Gharky family; Grand Opera House; Milton Ryle's company in Mexico
Photo image of page scanned from scrapbook: Portsmouth Blade Building on Sixth (6th) Street and a program for a concert by the Czerwinski Trio on March 3, 1905
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured us a newspaper article from the Portsmouth Blade giving details about the 1913 Flood on March 30, 1913.
Amber glass bottle embossed: "Portsmouth Br'g & Ice Co. Portsmouth, O. Registered" on front. "D.O.C.36" on lower back side. The 1899 Portsmouth City Directory listing: Portsmouth Brewing & Ice Co., president & treasurer J. Esselborn, secretary Oscar Knorr, brewers lager beer and ice manufacturer. 258, 260, 262, & 264 West Second (2nd) Street. In 1914 Mr. Esselborn was still president & treasurer, George Zeisler was secretary at 224-230 Second (2nd), phone # 94.
Sepia tone photo image of a man in a delivery truck (No. 11) in front of Malt & Bottling on 2nd Street. Photo matted. An article about the Portsmouth Brewing and Ice Company from the Portsmouth Times, dated March 31, 1894, talks about "the malt house, bottling rooms, and stables on the opposite side of Second (2nd) Street, occupy a lot of 50 x 110 feet."
