Black and white photo negative of the baseball park in Millbrook Park. The ball park was home to the "Shoemakers," the Portsmouth team of the Ohio State League. It had a large covered grandstand for spectators to view the games. The ball diamond was beside the roller coaster in Millbrook Park. The stacks of the nearby Steel Mill are seen in the background.
Scanned unnumbered page from Henry A. Lorberg scrapbook containing black & white images of Millbrook Bridge; George D. Selby; and an unidentified house.
Off-white, aged paper stock certificate for the Millbrook Building Company. W.A. Hush is a certified owner of one shore. Blue artwork and scrollwork and seal on front, Green on back, torn on folds.
Colorized photo image of page scanned from scrapbook. Pictured are Joseph N. Murray, Mabert Avenue: farm home of Charles Brombacker, 1617 Mabert Road, and the Millbrook Casino. This building was actually a theater located just inside the park gates at 4200 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with a seating capacity of five hundred. The Casino was the prime social gathering place in New Boston in the early 1900's. Plays, films, and concerts were shown all year for entertainment.
There are four scenes shown. Scene One: Boating on the Lake in Millbrook Park. This was perhaps the most popular of the activities to do in the park. Scene Two: The Skating Pavilion of the park. Scene Three: The concrete "Y" Bridge in Millbrook Park. Scene Four: The baseball Grand Stand and grounds. Portsmouth's own major league team would play games on the field in the park.
Three black and white images of Millbrook Park including the "Y" Bridge, Bow Bridge, and the Flower Garden. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.
colored photo image of the Casino in Millbrook Park, New Boston. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.
Black & white photo of the Stroller boat along the lake with passengers. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. It was totally dismantled by 1935.
Scanned unnumbered page from Henry A. Lorberg scrapbook containing black & white images of boats on the lake in Millbrook Park; a clipping of ads for Adam Wise's bar and John Baron, Hardware, Guns & Ammunition.