Black and white photo image of the steamboat The Cincinnati. From the Portsmouth Daily Times, Monday April 7, 1924: "New Steamer Cincinnati Makes Trip From Pittsburgh to Queen City in 40 Hours. The Ohio river Steamer Cincinnati broke previous river records in her trip from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, arriving here today. The boat made the trip in forty hours and averaged 20 miles an hour. The best previous time was a little more than 48 hours. The Cincinnati passed down here Sunday evening at 10 o'clock."
Colored image of Highland School building on Hutchins Street across from Mound Park, after the expansion in 1907. In 1956 it was razed after the new Highland School was built on the playground area.
Black & white image of the Washington Hotel. Built in 1901 at the corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets, the Washington charged $3.00 per day in 1903 (Evans history of Scioto County.) From 1939 to 1956 it was called the Milner Hotel. In about 1979 the Washington House became part of the Riverview Retirement Center along with the Biggs House.
A colorized photo image of the north side of Government Square(the Esplanade) on Gallia Street. The gray stone building at left is the old Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. It was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
The flag is flying over the city building (Kricker Building) built by George Kricker in 1893. The Kricker Building held Portsmouth City Offices, a bank, grocery, jeweler, business college, and many other businesses
Colorized photo image of scanned scrapbook page 10. Color postcard depicting the Ye Olde Mill, Portsmouth, O. or Dixon Mill located on the West Side. Typed paragraph tells of the waters of the Ohio Canal flowing through the mill as well as Pop Corn Point to the south, a fun summer place near the waterway.
Colorized photo image of Bigelow M. E. Church located at 415 Washington Street since 1858. Bigelow was named after Russell H. Bigelow, 1793-1835. He was a Methodist circuit rider, missionary to Indians, and chaplain of Ohio Penitentiary. As of 1984, the non-denominational congregation is known as Bigelow Church
