Black and white photo image of the Ohio Valley Interurban Station. The Ohio Valley Traction Railway ran 30 miles from Portsmouth to Ironton, passing through Sciotoville, Wheelersburg, and Hanging Rock.
Sepia toned photo image of the Sixth Street Methodist Church building after 1910, when pool and billiards are listed at the location in the City directory. The Elk Lodge # 154 moved here from Second (2nd) Street in about 1916. This building, which had been a Methodist church at the corner of Sixth (6th) and Chillicothe Streets, was razed for the construction of the Portsmouth's third Masonic Temple building in 1928.
Black and white photo of the interior of the Mary Louise Restaurant at 843 Gallia Street. Opened in 1919 by Robert E. and Mary Louise Lewis, it was famous for homemade pies and candy. In 1931 it was converted into the Lewis Pie Company on Fourth Street.
Black and white photo of several men standing in front of the Gims & Bierly Grocery at 1029 Findlay Street in about 1908. The Portsmouth City Directory lists the George D. Gims residence at 1027 Findlay.
Black and white photo of two men and a little girl in front of the Gims & Bierly Grocery at 1029 Findlay Street in about 1908. The Portsmouth City Directory of 1908-09 lists the George D. Gims residence at 1027 Findlay.
Sepia tone photo image of the rutted dirt road along side a waterway on the way north toward Crichton's Inn near Rushtown. The Inn was owned and operated by William Crichton, a native of Scotland and mill worker in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The Inn was located on a hill on the west side of Route 104 near the N & W Railway passenger station in Rushtown. The Inn closed in 1919.
Colorized photo image of Mound Park. Text on back: ".....as the earth works (the Waller, Lawson and Tremper Mounds) have been destroyed. Thanks to Simon Labold, "The Horse Shoe Mound will be preserved, included at it is in what was long known as the "Children's Home Grounds." The Park is now city property."
Black and white drawing of the Schwartz Clothing Company operated by William H. Schwartz from about 1910 until 1932 when the company was closed. The City Directory lists Schwartz Clothing on the southeast corner of Chillicothe and Fourth from 1910 until 1924 and from 1926 until 1932 the address was 1001 Gallia Street. It is unknown which location is represented on this card.
Black and white photo of a crowd on men and boys on Pennant Day in 1913. According to The Portsmouth Times July 15, 1913, Pennant Day in Millbrook Park was to be a double header with Chillicothe playing Portsmouth on Wednesday July 16, 1913. Heavy rain on Tuesday had caused Pennant Day to be rescheduled for Wednesday between the Babes (Chillicothe) and the Champs (Portsmouth).
Colorized photo image of Tracy Park which was given to the city by Francis Campbell in honor of his attorney, Samuel M. Tracy. The first Scioto County soldier to die in the Civil War, John Barnes, is represented on the 40 foot monument which was dedicated in 1879.
Black and white photo of several people around a log cabin surrounded by trees. Col. John Abbott was reared in Belpre, Ohio and came to Portsmouth about 1870 working as a plasterer. He bought hill property above Springville, Kentucky and built a cabin on the highest point in 1895. He lived there receiving many visitors until 1911 when at age 71 he died at his niece's home in Portsmouth.
Colorized photo image of the South Portsmouth, Kentucky C. & O. Railway Depot, across the Ohio River from Portsmouth, Ohio. Opened in the early 1900's, this building was still being used by the Chessie System when it was destroyed by fire May 1, 1975.
