Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: typed page with information about Portsmouth's government. Aristocracy; Common Council; Committee on Claims; Evans' History; Town Surveyor; Coffee House; First Ward; First (1st) Street Commissioner Silas W. Cole
Colorized photo image of snag boats on the Ohio River. A snag boat was a steamboat equipped to remove debris from the waters. On the back of the card: "Uncle Sam's Dredge Boats are constantly removing obstructions from the Ohio River."
Small booklet with black & white photo images.
Government Square was located on Gallia Street at Chillicothe Street. East looking view on Gallia Street. In the mid-20th Century, the location became the Roy Rogers Esplanade.
Colored image of view from Gallia Street looking west toward Chillicothe Street. A part of the old stone Post Office on the north corner of Gallia and Chillicothe shows at the far right.
Colored image looking west from Gallia Street toward Chillicothe Street. The steps in the center lead to underground public restrooms. Grey stone at right is the old Post Office and the red brick at extreme right is the city building or Kricker Building which held Portsmouth city offices, grocery, jeweler, bank, business college, and several other businesses.
Colorized image of Government Square looking west. Government Square, or Gallia Square, or Upper Market Square, or the Esplanade where Gallia Street meets Chillicothe Street.
Dark blue night time image of Government Square opposite the old stone Post Office at far left, and the city building or the Kricker Building at center. The Royal Savings building is on the right.
Colorized Image of Government Square on Gallia Street. Views of Columbia Theatre, Moeller meat Market, and Whites Jewelers. The tall white building in the center is the First National Bank before it was doubled in size in about 1924.
Colorized image of the old stone post office at the corner of Gallia Street and Chillicothe Streets. Across Gallia Street is the new First National Bank built in 1912.
Colorized image of Government Square in Portsmouth, also known as Gallia Square. The Sixth (6th) Street M. E. Church is in the back left portion of the image followed by the Government Building, also known as the Old Stone Post Office, and then the City Building or the Kricker Building. The Kricker Building held the city offices, a business college, bank, grocery, jeweler, and other businesses.
Colorized image of Government Square on Gallia Street facing East. At far left is the old stone Post Office, the red city building (Kricker Building) is near center. At the right side, the First National Bank Building faces Gallia Street Esplanade.
A colorized photo image of the north side of Government Square(the Esplanade) on Gallia Street. The gray stone building at left is the old Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. It 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.
The flag is flying over the city building (Kricker Building) built by George Kricker in 1893. The Kricker Building held Portsmouth City Offices, a bank, grocery, jeweler, business college, and many other businesses
