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Black & white photo of floodwaters surrounding Bigelow M. E. Church Building, 415 Washington St, in January 1937

Slightly colored image of building and trees

Sepia photo of church building near Wheelersburg.

Colored image of city building

Colored image of church building at Third (3rd) and Gay Streets. A few people are sitting on the steps. The first unit of this building was built in 1895 and was expanded in 1906. The congregation was later known as the First Christian Church,…

Colored image of the old stone Post Office building at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets after it was expanded in 1914. The post office was completed in 1891, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story…

Slightly colored image of Church building

Colored image of Selby Shoe Factory. The Selby Shoe Company reached a peak employment of about 5500 in its factory at Seventh (7th) and Findlay Streets before closing in 1957. There was a tunnel under Findlay Street to the Post Office.

Colored image of McKinley School Building on Kinney's Lane at Baird Avenue. It was completed in 1917 and razed in 2007.

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.

Colored image of Y.W.C.A. building at 902 Second (2nd) Street. The fourty-three room Grimes Hotel was built by H. S. Grimes in 1907 a the corner of Second (2nd) and Gay Streets. In 1912 the Y.W.C.A. rented it. It was the Grimes Apartments from…

Colored image of Portsmouth taken from the air