Tinted image of the Irving Drew Shoe factory. The 1920 Portsmouth City Directory lists the locations of the Irving Drew Company at 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street and 533-537 Front Street. This image is the Welt and Turn Factory at 1658-1662…
Tinted image of the Excelsior shoe factory built in 1913. The July 16, 1935 Portsmouth Times announced that Williams Manufacturing Company had purchased the Excelsior Shoe Company building at Gallia Street and Campbell Avenue for $75,000.00. This…
Colored image of the Irving Drew Shoe Factory. The 1908 Portsmouth City Directory lists The Irving Drew Company locations at 391-411 East 10th (Tenth) Street and 107-111 West Front Street.
Colored image of Williams Shoe Factory, 830 Murray Street. It was founded March 7, 1922 by three Portsmouth brothers - A. Graves, Forest L., and Paul G. Williams, sons of W. Grant Williams. In 1935 they purchased the Excelsior Shoe Company building…