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Picture cut from Pictorial Portsmouth: Frank L. Marting, owner of Marting Brothers Company, located at 515 Chillicothe Street and 12-16 W 6th Street. At Marting's, one could find dry goods, millinery, cloaks,…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 250. Pictured is a listing of prominent Portsmouth citizens and business owners from "25 years ago," although it's unclear what year is expected to be going back from. Listed: Professor Graham at the Business…

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Handwritten letter inviting someone to Mrs. Wright's after Presbytery at Bigelow Church

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: typed page giving details about businesses that used to occupy the site of the Marting Bros. Company (1872)
Listed: William Stoll; Bender Brothers; Charles Winter; Henry and John Brushart; George Helt; George…

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Wedding Invitation of Charlotte Thompson and Oscar W. Newman at All Saints Church on June 19, 1894
Handwritten Reception Card.

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 248.
Black and white photo of Newsboys; Pictures cut from Pictorial Portsmouth book: the Ohio Valley Bank located at the corner of Chillicothe and Sixth (6th) Streets; Ashland Coal Company; Vincent Brodbeck;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: Lines on the Death of Ella Russell, who died November 23, 1863. She was only eight years old. Below is a poem for the girl.
Bottom: Reception Card, names listed on a reception card for Mr. and Mrs. Louis Terry…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 247.
Pictured: colored postcard showing the Central Presbyterian Church. Established as German Presbyterian Church of Portsmouth in 1866, services were conducted in German until 1909. The first service in this…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: Wedding Invitation for Persis McClain and Dr. Frank Burr Mallory on August 31, 1893
Picture of Butch White and a picture cut from Pictorial Portsmouth of Dr. A. B. Jones
Picture cut from Pictorial Portsmouth:…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 246. Pictured is a typed page separated into two sections. The first one is about efforts taken by the Ladies Union Soldiers Relief Circle in order to procure the funds for the Monument in Tracy Park
The second…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: Wedding Announcement for Richard Bentley Lloyd and Ada Harvuot on April 28, 1886 in Savannah, Ohio
Pictured: A. O. Bing, Dr. McDowell, Prof. Blumenschein, and an unknown man

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: News from Local Papers in 1870. Steamers Kate Henderson and America; "Everett the Illusionist;" Massie Hall; George Thornton; Reverend Milton Weil on Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets; Beard & Noel on Sixth…