Photo image of scanned scrapbook page showing black and white photos of F. B. Kehoe Flour, Feed, Lime, and Salt By the River
V. R. Row was born in 1859 in Portsmouth and was a well known lawyer.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is black and white photos of E. E. Ewing and Mrs. Mary E. Draper.
Elmore Ellis Ewing was born in Gallia County in 1840. After serving in the 91st O. V. I. from 1862 to 1864, he moved to Scioto County. He married Minerva Folsom in 1865 and became a school teacher. This only lasted a year, and then Mr. Ewing went into the retail business, specifically with a China and Glassware store.
Mrs. Mary Draper was involved in many women's clubs in Portsmouth, most notably the Women's Literary Club,
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is typed page detailing information about some of the entertainment put on by Anna Dickenson. She didn't stay long in Portsmouth. Shakespeare; Muggs Landing; Hearts of Oak; Monte Cristo; Dane of Denmark.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page.
Pictured are black and white photos of Charles Kinney and Dr. J. R. McClure.
Bottom half of page shows newspaper advertisements for the Strimatter Grain & Milling Company Flour "At All Groceries" and the Portsmouth Engine Company. The First Engine Company was on Seventh (7th) Street, the second was on Gallia Street.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving details of the beginning of a cafe on Front Street, began by a party of Creoles in 1875. Cafe on Front Street; Eugene Hacquard's Gun Shop; festivities; parties
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 232.
Pictured is the Grand Opera House Program For "Bound By Oath" on December 14, 1901. The Grand Opera House was located at 404 Chillicothe Street.
Also shown, black and white photos of an unknown young girl and a gentleman.
Below that is a photo of A. Bentley cut from Pictorial Portsmouth book.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: the Germania Fire com. No. 3, cut from Pictorial Portsmouth.
Also pictured: unknown black and white Baby Pictures
Photo image of scrapbook page 233. Pictured is a black and white photo image of men on a cleared hillside with the words "Start To Build the Scioto Valley Railroad; John B. Gregory, Contractor" written below. The Scioto Valley Railroad laid down the first tracks in the mid 1800's.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a drawing of Major Huston and below is a colorized postcard showing a rural scene near Portsmouth, Ohio
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Black and white photos of Charles Doerr and Mrs. Gregory
Also pictured is a cut out headline from the newspaper the Daily-Evening Tribune, dated Friday, May 25, 1855
