Red, white, and green on one side. Inside black and white-black font. Front green and red font; red and green illustration of stonepipe. Name, address, and phone number printed on cardstock like matchbook.
Red, yellow, black, and blue circus illustrations including Clyde Beatty taming a lion (on front). Program includes ads and articles. It was sold at the stadium at circus appearance August 27, 1957. 18 pages.
Glass enclosed thermometer with color illustrated scenery. In black framed square and black font is the name, manager, phone and address. Metal hanger on back so can be hung. Metal backing.
Sepia toned postcard with "Little Kanawha Lumber Co., Portsmouth, Ohio." on front as receipt and "H.H. Giesy, Wholsale Lumber, Lancaster, Ohio" on back as sender. Correspondence is handwritten in black ink. Company was located in New Boston but with Portsmouth postal address. 1891-1897.
Colored poster with red, blue, and yellow illustration showing a boy riding rides at a fair on top and a clown on the bottom. Red and yellow lettering explaining the ride festival will be using Gooding Amusement Co. rides. The Harmon Street Showgrounds was used for fairs, circuses, and other amusement fun primarily in the 1950's.
Tarnished, silver token for "Portsmouth Solvay Coke Co. Inc." On same side, "1.00" and "Freeburn". Other side: "Insurance credit system, Dayton, Ohio." "Intrade." Diamond shape with balance scale. Odd-shaped hole punched. The Portsmouth Solvay Coke company, M.K. Hitchcock, Traffic Manager, 42-43 First National Bank Building. On June 1, 1917, the Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company was purchased by the Portsmouth Solvay Coke Company to supply the ovens at its new by-product coking plant at Portsmouth. The Freeburn mine in Pike County Kentucky furnished high-grade by-product coal to the coke ovens at Portsmouth. In 1921 the American Rolling Mill Company and the Whitaker-Glessner Company jointly acquired all the capital stock of the Portsmouth Solvay Company and changed the name to the Portsmouth By-Product Coke Company.
