Colored image of Sixth (6th) Street School, located at the end of Sixth (6th) Street behind the present Post Office. The former home of Judge William Salter, it was converted into a school in 1868.
Black & white image of the Greyhound steamboat. The Greyhound was built in Ironton in 1901. She ran in the Portsmouth-Proctorville trade and was quite fast. Used as a wharfboat at Ironton, she was lost in ice December 31, 1917.
Tinted image of the Lizzie Bay steamboat with many people on deck. She was built in 1886 in Madison, Indiana. From The Portsmouth Times July 13, 1898: "Three Feet Only Required. The Lizzie Bay passed up at noon. The Stanley comes down at 7pm tonight. These boats can run in three feet of water." She was dismantled in 1912.
Dark blue night time image of Government Square opposite the old stone Post Office at far left, and the city building or the Kricker Building at center. The Royal Savings building is on the right.
Colored image of Children's Home building built in 1876 on Grant Street property that now is part of Mound Park. It closed in 1921 when Hillcrest Children's home opened in Wheelersburg.
Of nine Sommer Brothers, George had been in the hardware business since 1876. In 1891, Leo and George formed a partnership and opened up the hardware store at 220 Market Street. The large three-story brick building was packed with goods and the basement was filled also.
