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Colorized photo image of Firestone Tires and Auto Service and the Pioneer Oil Station, the first gas station in Portsmouth, Ohio, located at the corner of Gallia and Offnere Sts.

Colorized photo image of the Chillicothe Street entrance of the old stone Post Office and the National Bank at the right facing Gallia Street. The Post Office building was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for…

Colorized photo image of the old stone Post Office at the corner of Chillicothe and Gallia. The darker brick at the right is the Gallia Street side of the National Bank. The stone Post Office building was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed…

Colorized photo image of the Majestic Theatre, Portsmouth, Ohio located at the corner of Sixth (6th) and Chillicothe Streets. It opened around 1916 and was only listed in the 1918 City Directory. Originally the building was a Methodist Church. It was…

Colorized photo image of the Lyric Theatre, located at 426 Gallia Street. It opened in 1917 and closed in 1924. The First National Bank used the site for an addition onto their building.

Black and white photo image of Shakespearean actress Julia Marlowe, a famous actress who was born in England but grew up in Portsmouth. Her original name was Sarah Frances Frost but was changed to Julia Marlowe due to better stage appeal. She rose to…

Black and white photo image of Julia Marlowe as a girl. Marlowe was a famous actress who was born in England but grew up in Portsmouth. Her original name was Sarah Frances Frost but was changed to Julia Marlowe due to better stage appeal. She rose to…

Black and white photo image of the childhood home of Julia Marlowe in Portsmouth, Ohio. Marlowe was a famous actress who was born in England but grew up in Portsmouth. Her original name was Sarah Frances Frost but was changed to Julia Marlowe due to…

Black and white image of the New Scioto Memorial grounds on Twenty-Seventh (27th) Street. It was opened in 1968. In the 1980's Southern Hills, Mercy, and Scioto Memorial merged as Southern Ohio Medical Center.

Black and white photo image of San Maria Hotel, located at 1136 11th (Eleventh) Street, Portsmouth, Ohio.

Photo of seven men in suits leaning against a building labeled Smoke House, located at 503 Chillicothe Street, facing the Esplanade. The business manufactured and sold cigarettes and cigars.

Black and white photo image of the interior of the Smoke House, located at 503 Chillicothe Street. The business manufactured and sold cigarettes and cigars.