Browse Collections (71 total)
Yearbook Collection
![2018 Northwest High School Yearbook.pdf 2018 Northwest High School Yearbook.pdf](https://yourppl.org/history/files/square_thumbnails/1aea67a20cde77583443fc004064b4ba.jpg)
School annuals from various schools in Portsmouth and Scioto County published yearly to commemorate the past school year.
Due to the poor quality…
Contributors: Portsmouth Public Library
U.S. Grant Bridge Grand Re-opening, 2006
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The original U.S. Grant Bridge was built in 1927, demolished in 2001. The new U.S. Grant Bridge construction began in 2001 and was completed in 2006.…
U.S. Grant Bridge Construction 1927, Repair 1940
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The U.S. Grant Bridge opened, April 30, 1927. Closed for nearly a year, September 1939-May 1940,for repair work including new floor and bridge cables.…
The Whittlers' Gazette by Clyde Brant of Lucasville
![September 1934.pdf September 1934.pdf](https://yourppl.org/history/files/square_thumbnails/08c0c4cf77aaa7ccb6766e2a40ae893d.jpg)
The Portsmouth Blade - Industrial Edition, 1898
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The Old Portsmouth High School Building, 1912-2007
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Photographs of the Portsmouth High School Building built in 1912, razed in 2007 to make room for the athletic complex built on the property. The new…
Taylor Stone Collection
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The Taylor Stone Company was established in 1895, west of Rarden, Ohio. In 1915, Taylor Stone Company consolidated with the McDermott Stone Company in…
Storm of the Century (1937 Flood)
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Photograph booklet of flood images from the Tri-State area including: Huntington WV, Ashland KY, Ironton & Portsmouth, Ohio.
Southern Ohio Tombstones
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Digital photographs of tombstones from several cemeteries within the Southern Ohio counties of Adams, Brown, Highland & Scioto.
Contributors: Carl and Jo Koenig