C.T. Photochrom colorized image of the Korn Karnival on Chillicothe Street. People and booths line the street looking north. Businesses pictured: Harris Photography at 234 Chillicothe, Grand Hotel at 404 Chillicothe, F.J. Carr Jewelers at 424 Chillicothe. The Portsmouth Korn Karnival was held each fall from 1913 to 1917 when it was suspended due to World War I. There was no admission fee and there were many constests held and many prizes awarded.
Black & white with blue tinted sky photo image of the depot. Passengers along the tracks. Description of Portsmouth on the back. The C&O Railway Depot, storage buildings, and water tower were actually on the South Portsmouth, Kentucky side of the Ohio River. The depot (right side) was opened in the early 1900's and was still being used by the Chessie System when it was destroyed by fire May 1, 1975.
Sepia tone photo of the interior of the store. Opened by Carl N. Hansen in 1909, it was first located at Second (2nd) & Court Streets, then moved to Seventh (7th) & Chillicothe in 1912. Closed in 1917.
Colorized photo image of country stetting with cows in pasture. The Beltline was a Portsmouth streetcar track franchised in 1906. It was also known as the Sixth (6th)/Seventeenth (17th) Street Belt Line. Plans were to complete the belt line around the city. A Portsmouth map from the early 1900's shows Samuel B. Timmonds owned property on Kinneys Lane at the east side of Greenlawn Cemetery.
Colorized photo image of the steamer H.K.Bedford. She was built in Portsmouth, Ohio in 1878. From the Portsmouth Times on February 28, 1912: "Waverly, W.Va.,The steamer H.K.Bedford, which left Parkersburg last night for Pittsburgh, was cut down by the ice near here this morning. There was considerable livestock aboard and these were all drowned. All of the freight on the boat was also lost but all of the crew and passengers escaped. The boat belonged to the Pittsburgh and Parkersburg Packet Co. and was valued at $15,000."
Colorized image of the bus station interior restaurant area "C.T. art-colortone" postcard. The Greyhound terminal opened at 1129 Gallia Street in 1941. The building was razed in about 2007.
Black & white photo image of the sexton's lodge or caretakers residence in Greenlawn Cemetery. The Portsmouth Times, September 24, 1892: "The sexton's lodge is close to the Offnere Street Entrance....." This cottage is no longer standing.
Black & white advertising postcard with colored Gold Medal Flour bag and photo of Minnie Freeman, merchant in Wamsley, Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio. Minnie Dell Freeman is listed in the Census of Adams County from 1870 to 1920. Caldwaller Washburn and John Crosby formed the Washburn-Crosby Company in 1877. They won the gold, silver, and bronze medals in the first International Millers Exposition. In 1928 the company merged with 26 other mills to create General Mills.
Black & white photo image of the hotel. Purchased by the Richardson brothers July 14, 1926, the Hotel James became the Hotel Biltmore in 1939, and by the 50's it was known as the Cooper Hotel. It was destroyed by fire in the early 1970's. (9th Street)
Black & white photo image with background view of West Portsmouth. On Wednesday March 26, 1913 the previous bridge was destroyed by flood waters that were 15 feet higher on the Scioto than the Ohio. Henry Ruel built a temporary bridge to use during the construction of this bridge in 1914. On November 20 1915, this, the Sixth (6th) bridge over the Scioto was opened to traffic. The Second Street bridge, as it was also known, was closed in 1997 and was removed in 1998.
Colorized image of the Selby factory framed with blank and white image of a shoestring. Production information for factory on front. The 1920 Portsmouth City Directory lists The Selby Shoe Company location as Seventh (7th) Street from Findlay to John. Selbys closed in 1957. The building was razed in 1999.
Colorized image of the church building. The church was organized in 1817 by eight men and six women. This building, built in 1849-1850, has walls of two-foot thick native stone. Located at Third (3rd) and Court Streets, it is listed on the National Historic Register. The darker building at left is the Sunday School built in 1910.
