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colorized photo image of Blake Block located at Gallia and Lawson. Photo shows Flood Drugs at 595 (2109-2111) Gallia and Shoemaker Hardware at 581 Gallia. (before address changed by city.) About 1900 a well-known butcher named Thomas B. Blake…

Sepia color photo of the school building, located at the corner of West and Scioto Streets in Lucasville. Branch Rickey went to this school. In the 1920's modern brick schools replaced this wooden building.

Colorized image of a creek and bridge on the west side

Black and white photo image of the Little Red School House. The building was built before the Civil War east of the site of the railroad Y.M.C.A. Eventually it was abandoned and moved to Eighth & Kendall. The building located there was razed shortly…

Colorized image of the school on Offnere Street, The school was named in honor a one of the pioneer physicians of Portsmouth, Dr. Jacob Offnere.

Colorized image of the school on Offnere Street, The school was named in honor a one of the pioneer physicians of Portsmouth, Dr. Jacob Offnere.

Black and white photo image of the Public School in Sciotoville. The school was built around the year 1870 at Marshall and Farney Avenues. In 1938, it was torn down the site was used to erect a new addition to the East High School that was built in…

Black and white image of the Excelsior Shoe Company. The company was started in 1889, and in 1893 it moved to this building at Third (3rd) and Gay Streets until 1913 when a new factory was built at Gallia and Campbell.

Black and white pastoral scene with trees and pond

Colorized photo image of the River City Band, Portsmouth, Ohio

Colorized photograph of the River City Band, Portsmouth, Ohio, standing in front of a brick building. Back text says "Portsmouth is proud of the River City Band, Organized 1880, by Geo. A. Kah"

Black and white photograph of the River City Band (inset) on a white background