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Tinted image of the building built in 1906 at 2829 Gallia Street by the N & W Railroad for employees sleeping quarters. It was closed in 1960 and razed in 1968.

The Railroad Y. M. C. A was built in 1908 to accommodate the N and W railroad workers needing to stay over in Portsmouth.
It was located on Gallia Street at the upper end of Norfolk Street.

Colorized photo image of the Y.M.C.A. at the corner of Gallia and Norfolk Streets. It was built by the N & W Railroad for railroad employees' overnight sleeping rooms. It was closed in 1960 and razed in 1968.

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving information about the Wurster Family. They were Germans who located in Scioto County. John G. Wurster Bakery; Wurster Brothers Drug Store; John G. Wurster Jr.; Pabst's Orchestra;…

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: typed page about several members of the Wurster Family

Colorized image of the Wilson School which was built in 1927 on Campbell Avenue between Sixth (6th) & Seventh (7th) Streets. It was the first elementary school to have a gymnasium. Closed in 2006, it was razed in 2007.

Colorized image of the Women's Club House at the north-west corner of Fifth (5th) & Court Streets. In 1878 the Portsmouth Board of Education gave this building for use as the first public library, also known as the "Wharton Library." The new…

Black and white photo image of a man helping a woman in a car in front of the Wolford Machine Company located at 723 Fifth (5th) Street.

Black & white fold-out form. Image of factory on front.

A description of employment advantages at The Williams Manufacturing Company.

Printed information "To All Seeking Employment" at The Williams Manufacturing Company.

Application for employment at The Williams Manufacturing Company.