Black and white photo negative of a the Dove Hat Co. building fire. The Dove Hat Co. was first known as the Portsmouth Hat Company and was established in 1892. Located at 124 West 2nd St (Second St) in the Houston building and then in the Fuller Building at 75 West 2nd St (Second St) in 1911 and lastly the Riley Building at 622 2nd St (Second St) in 1922 after their name was changed to the Dove Hat Company in 1920. At it's peak they were operating 11 locations throughout Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee as a wholesale company that produced hats, clothes, and other items known as the Dove Quality Line.
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Fire destroyed the Gilbert Grocery Company building beginning on Saturday, October 22, 1910, completely destroyed by Sunday, October 23, 1910. Located at 50-54 W Second (2nd) Street, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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"Steeple, Jack Warden on wall." Destruction of the Gilbert Grocery Company building by fire, located a 50-54 W Second (2nd) Street, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Falling wall of the Gilbert Grocery Company building, Sunday evening, October 23, 1910. The fire started the previous day, Saturday, October 22, around 12pm. The building was located at 50-54 W Second (2nd) Street, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Back side of the Gilbert Grocery Company building located at 50-54 Second (2nd) Street. The fire reportedly started around the 4th floor of the building. Undetermined origin.
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The fire at the Gilbert Grocery Company building, located at 50-54 W Second 2nd Street, Portsmouth, Ohio, started on October 22, 1910, around 12pm. The building was burnt to the ground by the following day. Undetermined origin of the fire, which is believed to have started on the fourth floor.
