These photos were taken on February 22, 2012.

Aerial photographs from the Carl Ackerman Collection. Provided by the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center.

Photos from the book "Centennial Souvenir of Picturesque Portsmouth 1903".

Photos taken on January 21st, 2012.

Photos taken on July 30, 2010.

The Portsmouth Public Library houses many items that have been donated to the library to ensure their preservation and their place in our area history. The library welcomes donations of historical significance.

Photos of the Portsmouth Public Library's historic features.

Selected photos from a booklet entitled 'Industrial Portsmouth, Ohio, 1880-1980: The All American City' prepared by William Born, History and Government Instructor at Scioto County Joint Vocational School.

Industrial Portsmouth 1910

Due to the condition of this item, it is only available for viewing online.

Homes, schools and businesses that were demolished before the construction of the new Portsmouth High School.

Historic Churches of Portsmouth, Ohio

Early photos of Portsmouth, Ohio.

The library postcard collection spans several decades of Scioto County history. Although the library owns most of the cards, there are among those posted, some which are provided by individuals who wished to allow the library to use the image. The library would like to thank Tim Jennings and Karla Howard Buckmaster for their contributions.

Born Leonard Franklin Slye on November 5, 1911 in Cincinnati, a son of Andrew Earlin and Mattie Womack Slye, Roy Rogers spent his formative years in Scioto County, Ohio. Originally from Portsmouth, Andrew brought his family back to Portsmouth on a house boat when Leonard was only one year old. Leonard attended Union Street School until his father purchased land in Rush Township on Duck Run Road. Leonard attended McDermott High School until his sophomore year when his family moved back to Cincinnati, where his father worked in a shoe factory. During 1930-31, Leonard moved to California and onto fame as one of America's cowboy heroes. Portsmouth's local hero is remembered through his many visits, a mural on Portsmouth's floodwall, a star on the floodwall signed by Roy, a downtown esplanade and a county road named for him. Roy's homestead still stands as a reminder of Portsmouth's own. These photos are used with permission from the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center.

Weekly Newspaper from Portsmouth, 1838

Buildings constructed of stone from the Taylor Stone Company.

The Community Herald (1925)

The Portsmouth Blade Newspaper - Industrial Edition - Saturday, August 6, 1898

Photos taken on September 8th, 2010.

Photos from the book, Views of Portsmouth, Ohio.