Black & white drawing of Gallia Street north side, looking east. Shown from left are: The Security Savings Bank at 825-827, Otto Zoellner & Brothers Jewelry at 829, Kline's (ladies wear) at 831-833, and The Sun Theater at 835 Gallia Street. Listings from the 1922 Portsmouth City Directory.
Black & white photo image of the Grand Opera House at the north east corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets. Built in 1895, it was greatly damaged by fire in 1914, rebuilt and known as the Kresge Store.
Colorized photo image of the school building erected in 1878 at the corner of Fourth (4th) and Union Streets. It was remodeled in 1910. A fire destroyed the building in January 1929. The U.S. Grant School, built the following year, replaced the Union Street School.
Colorized photo image of the N. & W. Railway Bridge over the Scioto River on the west side of Portsmouth at Vera Junction. In March 1913 one middle section of this bridge was damaged by flood waters and had to be rebuilt. It was in service until 2003.
Black & White photo image of Flood & Blake Drugs at 591-593 (9109-2111)Gallia Street in 1908. The red building in background is Shoemaker Hardware at 581 Gallia. In about 1900 a well-known butcher named Thomas B. Blake purchased the property and developed five store rooms in the block facing Gallia Street at the corner of Lawson.
Correspondence on back from Mrs. Flood.
Eight small color photo images of Portsmouth area; Raven Rock, Canal, Union Mills, Lover's Lane, Government Building, Millbrook Station, Casino, and Tracy Park. Correspondence on back.
Colorized image of the Selby Shoe Factory. Selby reached a peak employment of about 5500 in the factory at Seventh (7th) and Findlay Streets before closing in 1957.
Black and white images of Portsmouth, Ohio and Kentucky hills. The postcard folds to be mailed. Postage and address on one side and message on other-images on inside.
