Paul Hammersmith, of the Columbus consulting firm of Burgess Niple, Ltd., climbs up the side of the Russell bridge to check the condition of the metal girders at the top, part of the required annual inspection, which took a week and a half. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)

An outside view of the Ironton City offices which were in Memorial Hall in 1989. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)

A heavy rain storm turned Quincy Street, between Third and Fourth streets in Ironton, into a temporary river on Aug. 9, 1983. The storm was so powerful it knocked out power to the police department for several hours, ripped roofing off at Meehan Steel Products and downed numerous trees all over the city. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Jenny Mays)

Lawrence County Fair Queen Lori Pittman gets a lesson in makeup from Nina McConnell at Merle Norman Studios in Ironton before Pittman trip to the Aug. 9, 1983 Ohio State Fair where she competed for the title of State Fair Queen. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)

Practicing on a summer day can be hot work. The widely-extended tree branches provide a cool canopy for Rock Hill High School band’s percussion section in this August 1989 photo. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)

Members of several dens of the Lawdena District of Cub Scouts attended a day camp at Vesuvius Lake in 1983 to learn such skills as cooking lunch and finding “critters.” A Cub Scout cooks himself a hamburger on a makeshift grill, which was made up of a large coffee can and tin foil. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Carol Kitts)