Colorized image of Gallia Square in Portsmouth. Government Square, or Gallia Square, or Upper Market Square, or the Esplanade where Gallia Street meets Chillicothe Street. The Kricker Building shows through the trees at the left. Built by George Kricker in 1893, it held the Portsmouth City Offices, a bank, grocery, jewelry, business college and other businesses.
Colorized image of a child and a sign promoting Portsmouth industries and services. The scene shown on the sign is West Second (2nd) Street in the early 1900's.
Colorized image of the Holy Redeemer Church at 1325 Gallia Street. The Holy Redeemer church was founded when the need arose for the separation of English and German-speaking congregations. In 1853 the Irish Catholic congregation built their first building on Sixth (6th) Street. This building was constructed in 1905 on Gallia Street.
Scanned page 13 from Henry A. Lorberg scrapbook containing black & white image of the Portsmouth, Ohio city flag ; an image of Frederick Drew, "One of the Early Shoe Manufacturers" ; and an insert that lists products produced in Portsmouth.
Colorized image of "Portsmouth's City Flag" comprised of the city surrounded by drawn flames. Portsmouth was established in 1803 and incorporated in 1815.