Post Office, Gallia & Chillicothe Sts., March 31, 1913, Portsmouth, Ohio

Title

Post Office, Gallia & Chillicothe Sts., March 31, 1913, Portsmouth, Ohio

Description

Black and white photo of the old stone Post Office and somewhat behind it, the Sixth Street M.E. Church surrounded in flood water. The post office was built in 1891 at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets, expanded in 1914, and closed in 1936 when the new post office was opened. The stone post office was razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.

Creator

E.C.Kropp Co., Milwaukee

Date

1913

Contributor

Donated by the family of Jeanne Collis-Johnston

Format

9 x 14 cm postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library