Colorized image of the N & W Railroad shops in Portsmouth. The shops were located on Norfolk Street south of Gallia. These shops sold various items and souvenirs pertaining to the railroad.
Sepia toned image of the Mitchell Manufacturing Company at the southwest corner of Eighth (8th) and Adams Streets. In 1902 Charles Mitchell wanted to make vending machines to sell shoe laces for one nickel. Only later did the company produce their own laces to fill the vending machines. By 1909 they focused on supplying bulk laces to the local shoe factories.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 148. The Mills; Greenlawn; James Ballard; West End Night Watchman; Adley Brown; Fire Department; Adley Brown Jr; Miss Jennie Hicks; Bigelow Church
Colorized photo image of the pavilion at Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing the 85 acre Park in 1899. Greatly damaged in the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.