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A copy of a sepia toned image of the interior of the library before furnishings were installed

Tinted image of the LaRoy Theatre located at 848 Gallia Street The name LaRoy came from the owners' names, Simon Labold and Dan W. Conroy. It opened in 1926 to a crowd of thousands, according to a Portsmouth Times article. The building was razed in…

Colored image of the Irving Drew Shoe Factory. The 1908 Portsmouth City Directory lists The Irving Drew Company locations at 391-411 East 10th (Tenth) Street and 107-111 West Front Street.

Color Photo Image of the Holy Redeemer Church at 1325 Gallia Street, with an inset photo of Rev. Father McGuirk in the upper right corner. This building was built in 1905.

Colored image of Highland School building on Hutchins Street across from Mound Park, after the expansion in 1907. In 1956 it was razed after the new Highland School was built on the playground area.

Colored image of the old Highland Elementary School building on Hutchins Street across from Mound Park was completed in 1907. In 1956 it was razed after the new Highland School was built on the playground area.

Colored image of Chillicothe Street (US Route 23) from the north end of U.S. Grant Bridge looking into Portsmouth. The bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, was opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and closed in 2001 for…

Tinted image of the Greyhound steamboat on the river. The Greyhound was built in 1901 at Ironton. She was considered quite fast as she ran the Portsmouth-Proctorville trade. She was lost in ice December 31, 1917 when she was used as a wharfboat at…

Tinted image of the steamboat in the river. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. On her maiden trip, October, 1898, she left Portsmouth and sank when she hit a snag at the mouth of the Scioto River.…

Tinted image of the Greenwood steamboat on the river. The Greenwood was built by Captain Greene at Parkersburg, WV and completed in Ironton. In October, 1898, on her maiden trip she left Portsmouth and sank at the mouth of the Scioto River when she…

"The Ohio Valley is famous in song and story" is on card. Colorized photo image of first U.S. Grant Bridge opened in 1927 showing Kentucky, Portsmouth, Scioto River and hills in background. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it was a toll bridge…

Colored image of Bank at the south east corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets. This is the first half completed in 1912. In about 1924 an identical addition was added to the south side where the Lyric Theater had stood.