Colorized image of the crowds at Scioto County Court House during the 1916 Portsmouth Korn Karnival. The Korn Karnival was held each fall from 1913 to 1917 when it was suspended due to World War I.
Colorized photograph of Chillicothe Street looking north during the parade. The old stone Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe is the right.
Color photo image of the interior of the Security Central Bank at 825 Gallia Street. After the bank moved into the vacant Montgomery Ward Department store in 1976, this space became the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center.
Color photo of the new Greenup Dam Level & Locks dedicated July 21, 1962 on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River 14 miles east of Portsmouth, Ohio. The dam has nine gates each 100 feet wide and 37 feet high. The main lock chamber 110 x 1200 feet with 32 feet lift. The Dam length is 1250 feet.
Colorized image of the U. S. Grant suspension Bridge looking from the Kentucky side. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and was razed in 2001. The new U. S. Grant Bridge would be completed in 2006.
Color photo of Chillicothe Street looking south toward the U.S. Grant Bridge to Kentucky. At left is the Montgomery Ward Department store built in 1956. It closed in about 1973 and Security Central Bank later acquired the building. The Marting's Department Store at the right closed in 2002.
Black and white photocopy of newspaper article for the Tri-State softball title between Fairmont and "Barklow's Girls" in Portsmouth. Bottom row, middle: Jane Walbright
