Williams Shoe Manufacturing Company, Portsmouth, Ohio

Files - Click thumbnail to enlarge

Scan-140327-0007-2.jpg
Scan-141017-0001.jpg

Title

Williams Shoe Manufacturing Company, Portsmouth, Ohio

Description

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 which was built in 1913. Williams closed in 1976. Mitchellace (Sole Choice) moved into the building about 1980.

Creator

Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone"

Date

1950's

Contributor

Distributed by Portsmouth News Agency, Portsmouth, Ohio

Format

9 cm x 14 cm postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library

Collection

Tags

Citation

Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" , “Williams Shoe Manufacturing Company, Portsmouth, Ohio,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed May 5, 2024, https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/800.

Output Formats