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Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a funeral notice for Newton Musser. He died January 8, 1875.

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is the plant for the Excelsior Shoe Company. The factory was built in 1913. The July 16, 1935 Portsmouth Times announced that Williams Manufacturing Company had purchased the Excelsior Shoe Company…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving a short history of the Rosenberg Stone Front on Gallia Street and other businesses that later occupied the building. Royal Building; Hostetters; Wizard Oil; Murphy's Cheap Store;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: Four black and white photo image of J. H. Hathaway; John N. Murray; Roby McCall; and an unknown man

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving some history about the early ways that people got around. Described is the Spring Wagon, put forth by Leonard Eck and the Scioto Valley Railway Depot. Leonard Eck; Benny Wear;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photo of a group of firemen

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving information on how New Year's was celebrated here in the 1870's. Dan McFarland; Clay Turley; Charles Glidden; Weston Lodwick; Chan Singer; Taylor Robinson; Will Glover; Will…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is Harry Kinney and S. R. Ross, two prominent Portsmouth citizens

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving information about Portsmouth newspapers and their origins. The Pennant; Post; Enquirer; Republican; Valley Blade; Tribune; Portsmouth Times; Telegraph; Herald; Gazette; Reveille;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photo of Rev. Dr. Burr. Erastus Burr was born in Connecticut in 1805. His father first settled in Worthington, Ohio. After studying theology in Tennessee Burr graduated and made his…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page with information about camp religious meetings that were held at "Big Run" around 1875. Big Run station became Wakefield in honor of Reverend Wakefield. reverend Wakefield; James Cutlip;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: Alex M. Glockner Hardware Store at the corner of Gallia and Gay Streets; A. Brunner & Sons at the corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets; Drew Selby Company at the corner of Third (3rd) and Gay…