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Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving details about lightning rods in Portsmouth.

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: 56th O. V. L. on Market Square, February 12, 1862; Gallia Street, East, February 13, 1884

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page on the continuation of the Lightning Rod History; Pictured: Captain McClain. Benjamin Franklin; lightning; George Washington

Photo image of Power's Corner, Fourth (4th) and Chillicothe Street, future site of the Masonic Temple which was built in 1906; Waller Mound, which stood on the site of the Heinisch Residence on Waller Street

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving information about the German Methodist Church with an ad for the Heer Shoe Company at 111 West Front Street. Dr. Nast; Weidman; Phetzing; Schneider; Koch; Dressler; Kiefer;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is two black and white photos of flood scenes. Top one is Front Street, during the Ohio river Flood on February 13, 1884. Bottom is from the 1883 flood on Court Street

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page detailing different businesses that used to be in the S. D. Bishop Building and a list of member of the S. S. S. from 1881. Merchants; James Ross; Portsmouth Tribune; Merchant Tailors;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is three images: Corner Third (3rd) and Chillicothe Streets: Ashland Coal; Gallia Street, Looking East; Old Masonic Temple Building on the corner of Third (3rd) and Washington Streets.

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving information about members of a local orchestra that participated in the German Day Celebration, and it was known as a the River City Band. Frank Switalske Sr.; Charles Bruner;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: three black and white photographs. Dr. D. B. Cotton; A. McFarland Sr.; John P. Terry

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving the history of the Baesman Dancing Academy building and different businesses that were in it. Also, a paragraph about the bakery owned by Jacob Graham during the Civil War.…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is J. M. Stockham Coal and Feed Store; Edward Thornton; Richardson's Grocery; Scene in the West End