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Bill Hedge's Auto Brake Service
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.
On back shows advertisement and location- 1511 Gallia Street. Business was at this location 1935-1941.
John Lindsay School
Sepia tone postcard of the school building. W. P. Ridenour, architect listed. Brief history on the back. No postmark.
The Joseph G. Reed Company Wholesale Dry Goods and Notions
Sepia tone image of the building with name and address printed in red (44-48 West Second (2nd) Street). Note in red at bottom with fill in options to customer. (In pencil: Jan 16, Fields)
Pioneer Village of Wheelersburg
Color photo image of Ray Litteral's Pioneer Village of Wheelersburg in Porter Township. Brief history on back.
Portsmouth, Ohio Along the River
Sepia tone postcard of the Ohio River at Portsmouth. Portsmouth in background with the river and steamboats in foreground.
Wreck of the ferry steamboat Emily
Sepia tone postcard of the Ohio River with ice. The ferry steamboat Emily was operated by Captain John F. Davis between Portsmouth, OH and Fullerton, KY. The Ohio River had been frozen for about one week and the ice was breaking up and moving, when…
Selby Shoes
Color illustrated advertisement for Selby Arch Preserver Shoes. On Back- Divided postcard with ad; no postmark.
Dr. H.E. Hawk, Dentist - Albert Zoellner Jewelry
Black and white photo image of building at 302 Chillicothe Street. City Directories from 1920 to 1930 list Harry E. Hawk, dentist at 304 1/2 Chillicothe and Albert Zoellner, Jeweler at 302 Chillicothe Street. This building was razed in 2016 for…
The Gen'l U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Portsmouth's Population Exeeds 50,000.
Tinted photo image of the U.S. Grant Bridge carrying U S Route 23 over the Ohio River from Portsmouth, Ohio to Kentucky. This Grant Bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, opened in 1927 as a toll bridge. It became toll free in 1974 and was…
Government Square, Portsmouth, O.
Colorized image of the old stone post office at the corner of Gallia Street and Chillicothe Streets. Across Gallia Street is the new First National Bank built in 1912.
B & O Station, Portsmouth, Ohio
Black and white photo of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station at Third (3rd) and Market Streets.
Spring Family Home, Baird Avenue
Black and white photo image of the home at 1725 Baird Avenue. On back is written "Spring Family Home Portsmouth, Baird Ave, O." The 1916 city directory shows Walter Spring at 1725 Baird Avenue.