Eight small color photo images of Portsmouth area; Raven Rock, Canal, Union Mills, Lover's Lane, Government Building, Millbrook Station, Casino, and Tracy Park. Correspondence on back.
Black & White photo image of Flood & Blake Drugs at 591-593 (9109-2111)Gallia Street in 1908. The red building in background is Shoemaker Hardware at 581 Gallia. In about 1900 a well-known butcher named Thomas B. Blake purchased the property and developed five store rooms in the block facing Gallia Street at the corner of Lawson.
Correspondence on back from Mrs. Flood.
Colorized photo image of the N. & W. Railway Bridge over the Scioto River on the west side of Portsmouth at Vera Junction. In March 1913 one middle section of this bridge was damaged by flood waters and had to be rebuilt. It was in service until 2003.
Colorized photo image of the school building erected in 1878 at the corner of Fourth (4th) and Union Streets. It was remodeled in 1910. A fire destroyed the building in January 1929. The U.S. Grant School, built the following year, replaced the Union Street School.
Black & white photo image of the Grand Opera House at the north east corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets. Built in 1895, it was greatly damaged by fire in 1914, rebuilt and known as the Kresge Store.
Black & white drawing of Gallia Street north side, looking east. Shown from left are: The Security Savings Bank at 825-827, Otto Zoellner & Brothers Jewelry at 829, Kline's (ladies wear) at 831-833, and The Sun Theater at 835 Gallia Street. Listings from the 1922 Portsmouth City Directory.
Colorized photo image of Gallia Street looking west toward Chillicothe Street. In the 1920 Portsmouth City Directory, Frank J Baker's Shoe Store was at 845 Gallia Street.
Sepia toned photo image of the Auditorium at the corner of Gallia and Bond Streets. The building was new in 1921 and had a dance hall and the first indoor swimming pool in the area. The Selby Shoe Company used it for employee activities. The Eagles had it from 1938 to 1986 when the American Legion acquired it.
Black & white photograph image with colorized sky. Looking South from Tenth (10th) Street. View of Soldier's Monument and gazebo. In 1853 Tracy Park was given to the city of Portsmouth by Francis Campbell in honor of his attorney, Samuel M Tracy. John R T Barnes, the first Scioto County soldier to die in the Civil War, is represented on the 40 foot monument which was dedicated in 1879.
Color photo image of the steamboat on the Ohio River, Kentucky hills in background. The Henry M Stanley was built in 1890 at the Flesher Yard in Murraysville, WV. She ran the Cincinnati-Charleston trade. In 1907 she sank and as preparations were under way to raise her she burned.
