Black and white photo image of the Selby Shoe Company with employees' cars lining the parking lot. The Selby Shoe Company reached a peak employment of about 5500 in its factory at Seventh (7th) and Findlay Streets before closing in 1957. There was a tunnel under Findlay Street to the Post Office.
Colorized image of the Selby Shoe Company. It reached a peak employment of about 5500 in its factory at Seventh (7th) and Findlay Streets before closing in 1957. There was a tunnel under Findlay Street to the Post Office.
Colorized image of the Irving Drew Company. The 1915 Portsmouth City Directory lists locations of the Irving Drew Company as 533-537 Front Street and 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street. The company manufactured women's shoes.
Black and white photo image of the Fire Clay incline in Sciotoville. In 1870, the Portsmouth Fire Brick Company decided it needed a branch in Sciotoville. Between 1870 and 1873 it was constructed.
Colorized image of the C & O Bridge over the Ohio River between Sciotoville and South Shore/Fullerton in Kentucky. Completed in 1917, the C & O Railroad Bridge is the longest continuous truss railroad bridge ever built. The distance between the Ohio and Kentucky shores in 1,600 feet.
Colorized photo image of the C & O Railway Bridge over the Ohio River at Sciotoville. Completed in 1917, it is the longest continuous truss bridge ever build. It spans 1,600 feet between the Ohio and Kentucky shores.
