Black and white photo of JOhn (age 6), and sister Julia Jane (age 10) in front of their home at 402 Campbell Avenue. Children of John Jacob Schlichter, Sr. Condition: some peeling.
Color illustrated booklet with the catalog of automobiles sold at Fred Brown's in 1963. Located at 717 Fifth (5th) Street, signed by salesman Bill Seil.
A yellow, orange, red, and blue box set of trading/collector cards of popular cowboys in Westerns. Includes Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gene Autry, and more. It is a complete factory set.
Copper colored coin/token for The Hub. One side says "The Hub, Portsmouth, Ohio" and "Good For 5 Cents In Trade" on the other side. The Hub was a café on Eleventh (11th) and Lawson Streets.
Glass salt and pepper shakers, painted red and white with accents of pink, yellow, green and blue. According to the Portsmouth Times, this salt and pepper shaker set was a second place prize for the ladies' throwing contest at the Grocer's Picnic on July 13, 1911. The Hansen Furniture Company was located at 97-103 West Second (2nd) Street.
Purple and white plastic shopping bag for Bruce Canter's Kopy Kat. It was a clothing store located at 505 Chillicothe Street. It was founded by Marc Canter in 1935 at 509 Chillicothe Street. Marc retired in 1965 and Bruce Canter reopened the store the following Spring, moving to the 505 location. Front and Back: in white print, "For girls who never have anything to wear whether they are 14, 44, or too smart to tell!" and "Bruce Canter's Kopy Kat, Portsmouth, Ohio" with an animated drawing.
White ceramic coffee mug. Red print: "The Ole Lamplighter, Bed & Breakfast and Gift Shoppe, Corner of West & Scioto Streets, Lucasville, Ohio, (740)259-3002." On back, in red print: "The Ole Lamplighter" and a red illustration of a man lighting a lamp.
Clear glass cup commemorating the 1st annual graduation exercise at the Portsmouth Interstate Business College on August 26, 1949. It was located at 813-817 Gallia, in the Kricker Building, on the second floor. Front: black and white print "Welcome Alumni" and "Portsmouth Interstate Business College", "1st Annual Graduation Exercise, August 26, 1949" Back: white print "Training Young America to Cherish and Preserve the free Enterprise Way of Life."
