Newspaper photos from the Herald Dispatch
Upper Left: Boll's Feed Store where two were killed
Lower Left: House destroyed
Upper Right: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kiser with overturned car
Lower Right: House is blown off foundations
Newspaper photos of the aftermath of the tornado.
Left and upper right: birdseye view images of the path and destruction the tornado took in the Herald Dispatch.
Bottom right: photo from the Portsmouth Times of the remains of the Reinhardt Transfer Company garage in Wheelersburg. This photo was taken by Jack Hall for the Portsmouth Times.
Colorized image of the Henry Massie School building on the southwest corner of Second (2nd) & Chillicothe Streets. It was opened in 1918 and closed in 1958. It was re-named Griffin Hall for use by the Ohio University Portsmouth Branch from 1961 to 1967. It was razed in 2001.
Colorized image of the Henry Massie School building on the southwest corner of Second (2nd) & Chillicothe Streets. It was opened in 1918 and closed in 1958. It was re-named Griffin Hall for use by the Ohio University Portsmouth Branch from 1961 to 1967. It was razed in 2003.
Color photo image of the steamboat on the Ohio River, Kentucky hills in background. The Henry M Stanley was built in 1890 at the Flesher Yard in Murraysville, WV. She ran the Cincinnati-Charleston trade. In 1907 she sank and as preparations were under way to raise her she burned.
Silver, oval, metal fob depicting the name and image of tractor on front. Name and "Fob of the Month" on back. Plant located at Third and Jefferson until 1913 when it moved to Spring Lane.
Black and white image of the Grant Bridge going north into Portsmouth on Chillicothe Street (US Route 23). The Grant Bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll-free in 1974, was razed in 2001 and replaced in 2006. Shown and labeled are the York Park Tennis Court, Anderson's, Selby Shoe Company, Hotel Hurth, and the First National Bank.
Colored image of Chillicothe Street (US Route 23) from the north end of U.S. Grant Bridge looking into Portsmouth. The bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, was opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and closed in 2001 for demolition and replacement.