Colorized photo image (school picture) of Linda Underwood - 15, was killed when her house was lifted off its foundation and blown about 50 feet across the road.
Gold color half-dollar size token with printed; "Portsmouth Area Sesquicentennial - Scioto County Ohio" around front edge. In center is a native American figure, cabin, hills, etc. The other side: "Souvenir Half-Dollar redeemable in trade at Sesquicentennial Headquarters on or before June 4th, 1965."
Dime-sized gold color token with name and worth on one side. 1 in trade and Ingle System on other side. H. J. Wendelken and Son (Henry J. And Earl F.) Grocery was at 1702 Gallia Street as listed in the Portsmouth City Directory of 1914-15.
Dark grey snake skin pattern fabric holder with two pockets. Inside: "Klivans, Inc., Nationally Advertised Watches, Diamonds Jewelry 417 Chillicothe St. Portsmouth, O." "Charge It" L.O. Klivan was listed as President-Treasurer in the 1930 Portsmouth City Directory.
Pounded silver shoehorn with business name etched on in block, capital letters. Per Portsmouth City Directories, Hall Brothers Clothing Store was located in the Masonic Temple from 1913 to 1922. This Masonic Temple, at the northwest corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) streets, partially burned December 6, 1925. It was rebuilt to only four floors to house Koabckers Department Store from 1928 to 1971. Desco Credit Union acquired the building in about 1981.
clear embossed, , green tinted glass bottle; "NuGrape, Imitation Grape, Not Grape Juice, Min. Contents 6 FL. OZ., Trademark Registered, Bottle Pat'd March 9, 1920" on bottle. "Portsmouth, Ohio" on bottom base.
On July 16, 1925, Nu-Grape opened at 820 Fourth (4th) Street in Portsmouth.
clear glass bottle with red print; In the 1950 Portsmouth Times, "Mr. Poole and his three sons, Paul, Clayton and Joe operate a 234-acre dairy and grain farm on Sciotoville, Rt 2 near Minford...." The dairy business did not actually open after much planning and the purchase of bottles.
Black painted cast iron hand-levered press seal to emboss an identifying circular design on certificates, papers, etc. of the Scioto Fire Brick Company of Sciotoville, Ohio. The company, incorporated in 1872, covered 13 acres and made all sizes and shapes of Fire and Paving Brick from the very Choicest Scioto Clay.
