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Tinted image of the Irving Drew Shoe factory. The 1920 Portsmouth City Directory lists the locations of the Irving Drew Company at 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street and 533-537 Front Street. This image is the Welt and Turn Factory at 1658-1662…

Black and white photo of the aftermath of the October 23, 1910 fire that destroyed the Gilbert Grocery Company at 50-54 West Second Street. The Gilbert wholesale grocery business was established in 1832 by Martin B. Gilbert. After this fire, a new…

Print of a watercolor of the 1810 House on Waller Street in Portsmouth, the historic home of the Aaron Kinney family. It is now a museum operated by the Ohio Historical Society.

Colored aerial image of the Portsmouth Steel Company and homes at New Boston, Ohio River and Kentucky in distance. This mill was known as Crucible Steel Company of America before 1902, Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902-1909, and Whitaker-Glessner…

Colorized image of the building. Located at 177-179-181 West Front Street. When city changed addresses, the location was 413-417 Front. Orginally the Dever House from 1887-1890, then changed to Hotel Portsmouth. Closed in 1956.

Print of a watercolor of the new fire station on Gallia Street

Sepia tone photo of the Methodist Episcopal Church building in South Webster

Black and white image of Second (2nd) Street School built in 1850 on the southwest corner of Second and Chillicothe Streets. It was razed in 1917 and replaced by the new Henry Massie School.

Tinted image of Bond Street School building on the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) & Bond Streets. The twelve room school served elementary students from 1906 to 1939. It as razed in 1948 for the construction of Albers Supermarket.

Tinted image of the Excelsior shoe factory built in 1913. The July 16, 1935 Portsmouth Times announced that Williams Manufacturing Company had purchased the Excelsior Shoe Company building at Gallia Street and Campbell Avenue for $75,000.00. This…

Colored image of Bank at the south east corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. This is the first half completed in 1912. In about 1924 an identical addition was added to the south side where the Lyric Theater had stood.

Colored image of the old Highland Elementary School building on Hutchins Street across from Mound Park was completed in 1907. In 1956 it was razed after the new Highland School was built on the playground area.