Color photomechanical print of Lock and Dam facing Kentucky; Dam 31 Housing in background.
In 1920, Dam 31, just 2 ½ miles west below the city, was dedicated.
At a cost of over $1,000,000, and over 200 men, the dam took nearly eight years to complete due to weather delays.
In 1956, the Federal government eliminated dam 31, and it was demolished in 1964.
Shoe manufacturer, building, Drew Selby, color image; postmarked. Front and side view building with horse and buggies. The 1906 Portsmouth City Directory lists the Selby Shoe Company at John and Seventh (7th) Streets.
Grayscale photomechanical print of the Wheelersburg Masonic Temple on the corner of Gallia Street and Lick Run/Lyra Road. The Western Sun Masonic Lodge has met here since 1923.
Colorized photo print of Greyhound Bus Depot Building at 1127 Gallia Street with a bus showing in the garage door. It was opened in 1941 and razed in about 2007.
Color photomechanical print of General Hospital at 2001 Scioto Trail taken after 1925. It was known as Hempstead Hospital from 1907 to 1925. It was re-named Scioto Memorial Hospital in 1964. The new Scioto Memorial hospital was opened on Twenty-Seventh (27th) Street in 1968. The old building was razed in 2006.
Color photomechanical print of Steel mill and homes in New Boston along the Ohio River; postmarked. Levi D. York built this mill after his Portsmouth mill burned in 1898. This was known as the Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902-1909 and Whitaker-Glesssner Company from 1919-1920.
Color photomechanical print of the Grant school building which was built in 1930 on the corner of Fourth (4th) & Union Streets. It replaced the old Union Street School destroyed by fire in 1929. Because Grant had the largest gymnasium in Scioto County, it was used by PHS and for county and regional basketball tournaments for over 30 years. It was razed in 2004 for the construction of the new Portsmouth Elementary building.
