Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Market Street; Second (2nd) Street (1897); James Y. Gordon; J.F. Towell; Charles Ludgate; Paws Paws and Persimmons; Two Mile Hill
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 303. Pictured: Market Street; Miss Whitney; Dr. McDowell; Dr. Shackelford; Father McDowell; Stephen Edmunds; National Hotel; Major Reiniger; New York Dry Dock; Steamboat Basin Co; Bigelow Church (1834) (1850); C.C. Wyatt; Floods (1832; 1847); Merchants (1872)
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 207. Market Street; Gallia Square; John Brown (1815); Market House; Flood (1832, 1847); Council (1872); Market Street; The Times; Thomas Dugan (1872); Dugan's Grove; Thomas W. Kinney; Miss Lila Adams; Queen of the May; Courier's Band; Lower Market House (1870s); Market Square; John G. Peebles
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: Pictured: Market Street, north from Second (2nd) Street, 1897.
Newspaper ads for Edward A. Sweet Watchmaker and Jeweler, Second (2nd) Street and Storck & Hopkins, 114 West Second (2nd) Street
The Biggs House-Massie block fire occurred in 1871. Among other business places destroyed was Carter's Hotel, Lynn's Livery Barn, Dugan's bank, Valley bookstore, John Yoakley's music store, Times Office, Eisman's, Val Reinhart's Candy factory, L wises, Ross palmers, Timmons, Eberhard's and others. Reilly's stock was carried to the Market House, and much stock from the other stores elsewhere, especially cigars and tobacco and candy. The Mountain Boy river boat was moored at the wharf, and the "roustabouts" who joined in the rescue may have mistaken the boat as a place for salvage. at any rate, considerable goods not consumed by flames could not be located. The Steamer Eagle had been secured, but no water works had been built, and it was necessary to run the hose to the Ohio. Charlie Soule, portrait painter, and Mr. Garlic, photographer were in the Massie Block and lost all. For many years, as was in the case of the 1884 flood, everything was dated from, "The Fire". The loss was very heavy, but it served one good purpose… The Water Works was built.
Tinted image of Market Street businesses and the Washington Hotel at the corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets. Built in 1901, Washington House became part of the Riverview Retirement Center development serving the elderly and handicapped in 1979. It had been known as the Milner Hotel from 1939 to 1956.
The Gallia Street High School was located at northwest Corner of Gallia and Waller Streets. After 1909 plans were drawn up for a new school building because there were too many students and not enough room. Students attended the old school until 1912 when the new one was constructed on the property of the Davis High School building after it was razed.
black & white photo image scanned from book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 23
1897 flood showing Market Street just north from Second (2nd) Street. Pictured are people and boats. Businesses pictured are Western Union Telegraph 203 Market, Rottinghaus Grocers 209/213 Market, J. P. Montavon Grocer 217 Market and Stahler Harness Makers Third (3rd) and Market. St. Mary's Church in background.
