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(From the collection of Carl Ackerman)

"Candyland" on left (At that time Brunner's Dry Goods)

Washington Hotel now on right (At that time, the Micklethwait Corner)

(From the collection of Carl Ackerman)

Spanish-American War
Company H, 4th Regiment OVI

War was formally declared on 26th of April, the day Company H left for Camp Bushnell, orders came to leave on Tuesday and early the city was awake, and…

(From the collection of Carl Ackerman)

Frank Amann was born in 1860 in Portsmouth. His father was a native of Baden, Germany. In 1874 he became a clerk in Daniel's Spry's drugstore. He remained there until 1880 when he went into business for…

(From the collection of Carl Ackerman)

F.C. Daehler Co. Furniture and Undertaking Parlor, located at 205 and 207 Market Street. Being found at different locations in numerous City Directories, the business seemed to move around quite a bit.

(From the collection of Carl Ackerman)

The Biggs House-Massie block fire occurred in 1871. Among other business places destroyed was Carter's Hotel, Lynn's Livery Barn, Dugan's bank, Valley bookstore, John Yoakley's music store, Times Office,…

Clear, glass 6 oz bottle embossed with a mini-square pattern design around the neck, bottom of "bowl: and a strip on under label. Embossed "Smile, Pat. July 11, 1922, contents 6 fl. oz." Bottom: "Orange Smile Com. St. Louis, Mo." Company made…

Black & white photograph image of inside of business. Located-827 4th (Fourth) Street.

Clear glass bottle with diamond embossed neck and "Half Pint Liquid, Pure Milk Co., Milk and Cream, Portsmouth, Ohio."

Red, blue, yellow, and white advertisement for Shively Coal Company on the corner of Gallia and West Streets, New Boston. Also a military insignia guide with wheel for Army and Navy. Forrest Shively sold his service station in 1941 but continued coal…

Brown paper tablet advertisement for Shively's, located "one mile out of New Boston on Route 139."Black print on both sides of cover. Sohio Oil and Gas with graphics on back. Shively's opened in 1931 by Forrest Shively. It was sold in 1941.

(From the collection of Carl Ackerman)

Dealers in bicycles, harness, farm implements and hardware. Third (3rd) and Market Streets. David Stahler and L.F. Stadler. This business was opened March 1, 1893 and later became the site of the B&O Freight…

(From the collection of Carl Ackerman)

Of nine Sommer Brothers, George had been in the hardware business since 1876. In 1891, Leo and George formed a partnership and opened up the hardware store at 220 Market Street. The large three-story brick…