Colorized photo image of Main Street in Jackson. Many shops including J.W. Miller Art Gallery, street car, horse and buggies, and people. Mailed from Charles in Jackson to Mary Debo in Portsmouth.
Black and white photo image of the old stone Post Office in Portsmouth at the corner of Chillicothe and Gallia Streets. The post office was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
Handcolored photo image of Soldiers' Monument in Tracy Park located at Ninth (9th) and Chillicothe Streets. The 40-foot monument was dedicated in 1879 in honor of local soldiers killed in the early days of the Civil War. The first Portsmouth man killed in the war Sergeant John Barnes of Company G. He is portrayed on the top. A photograph of Sergeant Barnes was sent to the sculptor, and those who knew Barnes prior to the war said the granite likeness was very good.
Aged, off-white paper with black calligraphy with typewritten information on land transfer from Andrew Laubner to James Barker in Brush Creek, Scioto Co. Signed by both parties and notarized in Clarke County, Nebraska. Other names: William Kendall, Benj. Rankin, Henry Thomas, Peter Young, Elizabeth Young, and Alexander Oliver.
