Colored image looking west from Gallia Street toward Chillicothe Street. The steps in the center lead to underground public restrooms. Grey stone at right is the old Post Office and the red brick at extreme right is the city building or Kricker Building which held Portsmouth city offices, grocery, jeweler, bank, business college, and several other businesses.
Colored image of view from Gallia Street looking west toward Chillicothe Street. A part of the old stone Post Office on the north corner of Gallia and Chillicothe shows at the far right.
Small booklet with black & white photo images.
Government Square was located on Gallia Street at Chillicothe Street. East looking view on Gallia Street. In the mid-20th Century, the location became the Roy Rogers Esplanade.
Colorized photo image of snag boats on the Ohio River. A snag boat was a steamboat equipped to remove debris from the waters. On the back of the card: "Uncle Sam's Dredge Boats are constantly removing obstructions from the Ohio River."
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: typed page with information about Portsmouth's government. Aristocracy; Common Council; Committee on Claims; Evans' History; Town Surveyor; Coffee House; First Ward; First (1st) Street Commissioner Silas W. Cole
Black and White Photo image of the old stone Post Office used from 1891 - 1936. Located at the corner of Gallia & Chillicothe Streets, it was expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
Colorized Image of the old stone Post Office before expansion in 1914. It was built in 1899 at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets, and razed in 1956.
Black and white photo image of a group at a restaurant. Back of photo: "Left-right Gordon Porter Lowe, Wife Mary, Jimmy Houston, Bonnie Eggers Lowe and Harold C. Lowe (with bowtie)"
