Photo image of Millbrook Park's spillway. The spillway's water came from the overflow of the lake. The structure was about twenty feet wide with ten inch steps running down one hundred and fifty feet. The water made a cascade that fell thirty feet making, quite a spectacle.
Photo image of the baseball park in New Boston. The ball park was home to the "Shoemakers," the Portsmouth team of the Ohio State League. It had a large covered grandstand for spectators to view the games. The ball diamond was beside the roller coaster in Millbrook Park. The stacks of the nearby Steel Mill are seen in the background.
Black and white photo image of the baseball park with the Whittake- Glessner steel mills in the background. The ball park was home to the "Shoemakers," the Portsmouth team of the Ohio State League. It had a large covered grandstand for spectators to view the games. The ball diamond was beside the roller coaster in Millbrook Park. In 1909 the Whitaker Iron Works, the Laughlin Nail Works and the Portsmouth Steel Company combined to form the Whitaker-Glessner Company.
Tinted image of Campbell Avenue School located between Sixth (6th) and Seventh (7th) Streets on Campbell Avenue. The original eight rooms were built in 1899 and four rooms were added in 1909. The 24 room Woodrow Wilson School was built on this site in 1927.
Sepia tone photo view from the hill above Millbrook Park looking toward Portsmouth as Route 52 crossed part of Millbrook Lake. The left bridge carries Rhodes Avenue and the right bridge, somewhat hidden by trees, carries Gallia Street. 2-way traffic moved on both streets. These bridges were replaced in about 1960.
Black & white return card to request information about attending Portsmouth Interstate Business College located in the Kricker Building at 813 Gallia Street. Because the college was associated with Bliss Business College in Columbus, a "BLISS" pennant is seen in the photograph.
Color photo image of the old Highland School built across from Mound Park on Hutchins Street. The north half was completed in 1902 and the southern half was finished in 1907. It was razed in 1956 after the new Highland School was on the old playground.
Colored image of Highland School building on Hutchins Street across from Mound Park, after the expansion in 1907. In 1956 it was razed after the new Highland School was built on the playground area.
