Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is the Highland School; Card for Ice Cream Candies Shop, owned by Chas. Grassman at 715 Chillicothe Street; Campbell Avenue School
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: The Hilltop east of Greenlawn, 1890; A Hanger of 1871, map showing Portsmouth with a broder made up of local businesses and churches
Color Photo Image of the Holy Redeemer Church at 1325 Gallia Street, with an inset photo of Rev. Father McGuirk in the upper right corner. This building was built in 1905.
Colorized image of the Holy Redeemer Church at 1325 Gallia Street. Holy Redeemer was first formed when the need arose to separate the English and German-speaking congregations in 1852. The Irish Catholic congregation built their first building on Sixth Street in 1853. This building was constructed on Gallia Street in 1905.
Color photo image postcard of the two story house. Framed in gold; print on front in gold. This house stood on the 1300 block of Gallia Street next to the Holy Redeemer Catholic church. On back, the letters JB are written in blue ink.
Color photo image of the two story house. Framed in gold; print on front in gold. This house stood on the 1300 block of Gallia Street next to the Holy Redeemer Catholic church.
Black and white photo of the home for older ladies at the corner of Front and Chillicothe Streets.The home was a residence for women, 65 and older, who no longer had homes of their own or relatives to care for them. Only residents of the City of Portsmouth were admitted. The house was razed to make room for the approach to the U.S. Grant Bridge, opened in 1927.
Color photo image of the house. Jesse Stuart was an American writer, school teacher, and school administrator best known for his short stories and novels set in central Appalachia. Stuart was born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky. He died February 17, 1984 at the age of 77.
Scanned unnumbered page from Henry A. Lorberg scrapbook containing black & white image of Honorable B. Gately, Esq. Clippings of newspaper ads for M'Farland & Elick, The Portsmouth Tribune; John McDowll, Jr., Wholesale; Richardson & Co.; M. & G. Gilbert, Wholesale Grocers; Patton & Tate, groceries; C. C. Hyatt, Groceries; The Arcade.
Colored image of Hotel Hurth built in 1923 at the corner of Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets by Adolph Hurth. It had 107 rooms with adjoining baths with hot and cold running water, a barber shop, a pressing room, and a restaurant. Since about 1982 the building has served as senior citizen apartments.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 200. The Hotel Hurth; James Wood; A. Hurth Sr.; A. Hurth Jr.; Fred Pride; Fred Meixner; Charles Welsh; Wood Corner; Brown Street; Eighth (8th) Street; Anderson Bros. (1870s); Peter Shaefer; Livery Stable; Tome Hall; Dick Lorey; Max Jacobs; The Turner Hotel; Third (3rd) Street; Welsh Church; Citidel; Salvation Army; Bailey Hall; G.A.R.; Jones; St. Louis; The Standard Shoe Co; West Front Street; John Wilhelm
Black & white photo image of the hotel. Purchased by the Richardson brothers July 14, 1926, the Hotel James became the Hotel Biltmore in 1939, and by the 50's it was known as the Cooper Hotel. It was destroyed by fire in the early 1970's. (9th Street)
