Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photograph of the Sixth (6th) Street M. E. Church. The church was started in 1853. This building was razed in 1927.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photo of Henry A. Lorberg, well known local historian and creator of these scrapbooks
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: Home for Aged Women, located at the corner of Front and Washington Streets. The home was a residence for women, 65 and older, who no longer had homes of their own or relatives to care for them. Only residents of the City of Portsmouth were admitted. The house was razed to make room for the approach to the U.S. Grant Bridge, opened in 1927.
Also pictured: Foreword to Scrapbook by Henry A. Lorberg
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is W. J. Lampton; "His Old Home;" Ticket for the Westminster Choir at the Second Presbyterian Church; Paper Rose from the American Legion Auxiliary.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a Program for the Portsmouth High School Alumni Association Reunion on June 14, 1901; Korn Karnival Parade Scene; County Voting Ticket.
The Korn Karnival was the predecessor to River Days. The first festival was held in 1913. It lasted until 1917, when it was suspended due to WWI. Efforts to revive the festival after WWI ended ultimately failed.
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: Masonic Temple Fire in December 1925 at the corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets; Padan Bros., Shoe Factory; Portsmouth Agricultural Works; A. D. Miller, Manufacturing Druggist
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is the Second (2nd) Street School with a brief description about the school and the first teacher, Clark Smith; C. A. Lodwick; Robert A. Spry; Dr. Kautzleben
