Black and white photo image of construction worker on top of the new Y.M.C.A. Building with a view of the Standard Oil Gas Station at corner of Gallia and Waller Streets. Portsmouth High School on hill.
Black and white photo of JOhn (age 6), and sister Julia Jane (age 10) in front of their home at 402 Campbell Avenue. Children of John Jacob Schlichter, Sr. Condition: some peeling.
Copper colored coin/token for The Hub. One side says "The Hub, Portsmouth, Ohio" and "Good For 5 Cents In Trade" on the other side. The Hub was a café on Eleventh (11th) and Lawson Streets.
Purple and white plastic shopping bag for Bruce Canter's Kopy Kat. It was a clothing store located at 505 Chillicothe Street. It was founded by Marc Canter in 1935 at 509 Chillicothe Street. Marc retired in 1965 and Bruce Canter reopened the store the following Spring, moving to the 505 location. Front and Back: in white print, "For girls who never have anything to wear whether they are 14, 44, or too smart to tell!" and "Bruce Canter's Kopy Kat, Portsmouth, Ohio" with an animated drawing.
White ceramic coffee mug. Red print: "The Ole Lamplighter, Bed & Breakfast and Gift Shoppe, Corner of West & Scioto Streets, Lucasville, Ohio, (740)259-3002." On back, in red print: "The Ole Lamplighter" and a red illustration of a man lighting a lamp.
Clear glass cup commemorating the 1st annual graduation exercise at the Portsmouth Interstate Business College on August 26, 1949. It was located at 813-817 Gallia, in the Kricker Building, on the second floor. Front: black and white print "Welcome Alumni" and "Portsmouth Interstate Business College", "1st Annual Graduation Exercise, August 26, 1949" Back: white print "Training Young America to Cherish and Preserve the free Enterprise Way of Life."
Aged bronze medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the M.D. Friedman Company. The M.D. Friedman Company was a scrap processor company in the area, located along Route 52 between New Boston and Sciotoville. The company started in 1919 by M.D. Friedman in Cleveland, then moved to Ashland, Kentucky in 1921, the purchased the Route 52 site in 1936 and started operations here a year later.
Clear amber, but heavily stained on the inside, glass bottle. The label reads, "Adam Reeg Druggist", and Coach Varnish is handwritten on it. Reeg's store was located on the S.E. corner of Ninth (9th) and Chillicothe Streets. Adam Reeg was a pharmacist for many years until his death in 1926. The date of the bottle is estimated from 1890s to early 1900s.
