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Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured us a newspaper article from the Portsmouth Blade giving details about the 1913 Flood on March 30, 1913.

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Typed page giving the ending of the information on the Massie Block Fire of 1871. Bottom story: the beginnings of Pea Nut Johnny's Pie Emporium and his customers. Martin Timmonds; David David; George Davis Jr.;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a cut page from Pictorial Portsmouth of the Portsmouth Veneer and Panel Company at the corner of Mill and Gay Streets. It specialized in the manufacturing of glass and panes for windows and veneers.

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a collage of Portsmouth citizens, torn from Pictorial Portsmouth, with their names listed below. Paul Buerling, John Brandel, Emma Freitag, Pearl Merrill, Martha Lammers, Lena Schmirrmann, Samuel A.…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Typed page giving details about leading doctors in Portsmouth. Bottom of page gives a brief account of Will Dunn's death after he fell from the roof of the City Lockup, prison, on Court Street. Dr. McCorney; Dr.…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Shown is a black and white photo of a group Portsmouth citizens Mrs. Renshaw, Georege Waller, John G Peebles, H. R. Kinney

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Typed page giving a brief history of the Riverside Baseball Club, organized in Portsmouth in 1866. They took the name "Riverside" because Portsmouth was called the River City. Above the text are two pictures of…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Shown is a black and white photo of W. L. Baker, born in 1852 in Portsmouth, Baker was involved with the Ohio Stove Company as a salesman. Then, in 1890, he became the vice president of the Portsmouth Stove and…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is the Portsmouth Shoe Manufacturing Company. It was started in 1873 by the Robert Bell's son in law, and listed in the directories at 105 West Front Street. Cut from Portsmouth Pictorial book, the…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured are John O' Connor, Interior View of Council Chamber, Palace Theater, all cut from Pictorial Portsmouth book.
Also pictured is a list of Portsmouth Citizens and Their Occupations, typed on a faded…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a black and white photo of Addison Taylor. Also shown are photos of David E. Davidson, Mr. Miller, and George W. Brown, cut from Pictorial Portsmouth book.
Behind images: the ending of the details…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Shown are black and white photos of Andrew Fisher, Will Glover, T. G. Lloyd, Frank Legler, Edward Coriell, John R. Hughes, and J. J. Brushart