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Sepia photo image of crowd gathered for William Howard Taft's appearance. Fred J. Carr, Jeweler and Optician, was located at 424 Chillicothe per the 1912 Portsmouth City Directory

Black & white photo of a line of many people walking across the frozen Ohio river to the Kentucky side, the winter of 1918.

Sepia photo image of man driving a float with sign "Greetings of the West End" honoring the West end business men. Doerr's Auto Supplies was on Second (2nd) street in Portsmouth.

Sepia photo image of men and boys marching east at Second and Court Sts, Portsmouth, Ohio, en route to the 10th (Tenth) St. train station to embark for Columbus to depart for the Spanish-American War.

Sepia photo of two men with a structure made of corn husks, etc. at the Korn Karnival which was held in Portsmouth every fall from 1913 until 1917 when it was suspended due to World War I.

Colored drawing of a lady and a horse, a September 1911 calendar, and promotional information from the Inter-State Transfer Co., at Second (2nd) and Jefferson Streets.

Colorized image of a home with trees and an April 1912 calendar. Promotional information from the East End Furniture Company at Eleventh (11th) and Lawson Streets.

Sepia tone photo image of the motor tune-up department. Inset circular photo of "Bill".
On back shows advertisement and location- 1511 Gallia Street. Business was at this location 1935-1941.

Black and White photo of the interior of Bill Hedges' Auto Brake Service at 1511 Gallia Street in Portsmouth

Black & white photo image with background view of West Portsmouth. On Wednesday March 26, 1913 the previous bridge was destroyed by flood waters that were 15 feet higher on the Scioto than the Ohio. Henry Ruel built a temporary bridge to use…

Black and white photo image of the U.S.Grant Bridge (also known as the Fullerton Bridge) looking north from Kentucky on to Chillicothe Street (U.S. Route 23) in Portsmouth. It opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and closed for…