Of nine Sommer Brothers, George had been in the hardware business since 1876. In 1891, Leo and George formed a partnership and opened up the hardware store at 220 Market Street. The large three-story brick building was packed with goods and the basement was filled also.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 33. Summitt Lawn; Mr. Calvert; Cemetery Hill; Morgan Raid (1862); Mayor Keer; Gallia Street (1860); Terry-Walker Prehistoric Mound; West Portsmouth; Galena Pike; Hayman's Hill; Roosevelt Game Preserve; Ohio State Resort; Old Buckhorn; Cole's Basin; Cole's Park Addition; Orville's Grant's Buckhorn Tannery (1880s); Grant Cole; Grant's Cabin
Clear glass bottle with blue and white label. Print on back indicates that it was a soda bottle by Dr. Pepper Bottling Company located at 616 Third (3rd) Street, Portsmouth, Ohio. Listed in the 1952 Portsmouth City Directory: Sun Crest Bottling Co. Mrs. Doris A. Hughes President, Marshall M. Holbon Secretary-Treasurer, 610 Third (3rd) Street
Off-white postcard with black print advertising a free gift with purchase of 6 gallons or more "Sun Flash" Gasoline. Located at 2644 Gallia Street. Card mailed to Donald Fitch in Sciotoville.
scan of typed pages of the history of Sunday School in the Second Presbyterian Church. Documents contain information about the organization of the Sunday School and the teachers. Black ink used with some corrections made in pen.
