Browse Items (291 total)

  • Collection: Historic Item Collection

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Illustrated, color image on front of cardboard fan with wooden stick. On back, information on Wendel-Howland Funeral Home at 1503 Offnere Street in black print. Name3s listed are C.M. Howland & R.E. Swearingin.

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Tarnished, silver token with two small holes. One side has printed "E.F. Sise Co., General Commission and Forwarding Merchant, Portsmouth." On other side, "Importers of Crockery and Glassware, Dealers in Coal." Token was present as Portsmouth, Ohio…

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White paper shopping bag from Marting's Department store, 515 Chillicothe Street. Closed in 2002. Twisted paper handle.

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Off-white folded paper with red and black print. Upper left corner is logo illustration by Clarence Carter. On back: logo of pageant actors.

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Spiral-bound, off-white paper booklet containing 36 pages plus 5 guest list forms. Prepared and distributed by Atlas Fashions, Portsmouth, Ohio

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Oval, silver token for Senate Cafe. One side "Senate Cafe Portsmouth, Ohio, "other side "Goof for 5 cents at bar." William Heil Propreitor @ 418 Chillicothe Street.

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Silver, light weight metal coin/token for Wurster Brothers Soda fountain, "Good for 1 glass of soda water." on one side, "Wurster Bros." on other. The pharmacy with a soda fountain was located at 419 Chillicothe Street.

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Aged, tan card with black print and ink script with grades and points for student.

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Black and white senior class photo. Each person is in oval shape, with name at bottom of oval. Some damage; tears and discolored marks.

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White ceramic plate with brown illustrations of Jesse Stuart. On back; signature and date.

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Bronze coin/token. One side: "National Humane Education Society, fostering a sentiment of kindness." Illustration of "60" and a figure with a dog and a cat. Other side: "Celebrating 60 years of compassion; 60th anniversary." "NHES 1948-2008" Same…

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Regulation "bridge" size playing cards in boxes. One set shows a color illustration of the famous Powhatan Arrow (Norfolk and Western). On the other deck shows a Native American and titled "N & W The Powhatan Arrow".
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