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Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: a wedding invitation of Fannie Caldwell and Edward H. Shaw for May 5, 1896 at All Saints Church. Also shown is a color postcard: Ohio River Showing the Flood Wall

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is the wedding invitation of Louisiana Moore to James W. Ricker on November 3, 1870. Although she was born born on a steamboat near Louisiana, most of her Louisiana's life was lived in Portsmouth. Her…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving some history on the Welsh Church on Third (3rd) Street. The building was in the rear part of a hotel and eventually became the Turner House, a popular hotel for "traveling men."…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 27. Show is a small article giving details of West Portsmouth's beauty.
Pictured below are are prominent Portsmouth citizens: William Prendergast, John N. Royse, P. B. Holmes, Chittenden Conway, M. Stanton,…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving details about local businesses located on the west side of Market Street, specifically the Taylor House. Below: typed text about Thomas Calvert. Taylor House; Biggs House;Dick…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is Wild Wagoner Steamboat; Group Photo for some sort of Business: Henry Amberg, Captain W. Buskirk, John Doerr, Dan Leichner- president, William P. Ripley, William H. Ware- Clerk, Joseph P. Merrill;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is Will Gillett; J. J. Rardin; City Hospital; W. V. Simmons; Honorable James W. Newman; Vallee Harold, editor for "The Daily Times"

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page with historical information about Will Lampton. Picture of Col. John A. Turley; Ads: City Livery Stables at 305 Market Street and Portsmouth Steam Laundry at 7 West Seventh (7th) Street.…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a sketch of William Beverly Anderson cut from a newspaper. Anderson was born in Kentucky in 1859. His father, George W. Anderson, had a successful shoe store in Portsmouth, and William joined him in…

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Photo image of scanned scrapbook page 201. Pictured is a typed page giving details about the Women's Suffrage Association formed in Portsmouth in 1870. Susan B. Anthony; Elizabeth Cady stanton; Mrs. Dr. Hall; L. C. robinson; H. R. Tracy; Mary Glover;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is the Y. W. C. A. and Pleasant Green Baptist Church. Y. W. C. A. stood for the Young Women's Christian Club. Pleasant Green Baptist Church was located at the southeast corner of Findlay and 10th…