Colorized image of Crichton's Inn, owned and operated by William Crichton. The Inn was located on a hill on the west side of Route 104 near the Norfolk & Western Railway passenger station in Rushtown in Rush Township north of Portsmouth. It closed in 1919. Below the image is a paragraph about the hospitality of the people of Portsmouth.
Colorized image of "Portsmouth's City Flag" comprised of the city surrounded by drawn flames. Portsmouth was established in 1803 and incorporated in 1815.
Scanned page 13 from Henry A. Lorberg scrapbook containing black & white image of the Portsmouth, Ohio city flag ; an image of Frederick Drew, "One of the Early Shoe Manufacturers" ; and an insert that lists products produced in Portsmouth.
Colorized image of the Holy Redeemer Church at 1325 Gallia Street. The Holy Redeemer church was founded when the need arose for the separation of English and German-speaking congregations. In 1853 the Irish Catholic congregation built their first building on Sixth (6th) Street. This building was constructed in 1905 on Gallia Street.