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Black & white image of athletic field as if seen from the air. Mr Simon Labold, president of the First National Bank, donated land for baseball, football, etc. in 1929. The stadium built there was known as Universal, Municipal, and Spartan Stadium.

Colored image of parade participants and observers at the 1916 Portsmouth Korn Karnival. It was held every fall from 1913 to 1917 when it was suspended due to World War I.

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.…

Colored image of the summer home of Mr & Mrs Harry E Taylor near Rushtown. Mr Harry Taylor was the editor/owner of the Portsmouth Times approx. 1920 - 1930.

Black & white photo of railway passenger station in Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.

Blue tinted image of the carousel in Millbrook Park, Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres.

Black & white image of the Greyhound steamboat. The Greyhound was built in Ironton in 1901. She ran in the Portsmouth-Proctorville trade and was quite fast. Used as a wharfboat at Ironton, she was lost in ice December 31, 1917.

Colored image of New Boston Municipal Stadium

Black & white image of the Washington Hotel. Built in 1901 at the corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets, the Washington charged $3.00 per day in 1903 (Evans history of Scioto County.) From 1939 to 1956 it was called the Milner Hotel. In about…

Darkly tinted image of Portsmouth with the moon reflected on the river

Tinted image of Portsmouth, the Ohio River

Colored image of the C & O Railroad Bridge, the Ohio River, and Sciotoville viewed from the air. The C & O Railroad bridge, completed in 1917, spans 1,600 feet between the Ohio and Kentucky shores.