Women at work at the William Shoe Company in Portsmouth, Ohio
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- 1930s
- Description
Photograph shows women working at the William Shoes Company in Portsmouth, Ohio. The women sit facing each other at long wooden workbenches, sewing on Singer sewing machines. Williams Manufacturing Company in Portsmouth had been small, specializing in low-cost footwear, until it began expanding during the Great Depression, as many people could not afford higher quality shoes. The discount shoe industry continued to grow, and they eventually purchased the Old Selby Factory building in 1957. They continued to make ‘cheap' shoes, until the company found it increasingly difficult to compete in a globalized market, and were forced to close in 1976.
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Ohio Federal Writers' Project
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- Ohio Digital Network
- Contributing Institution
- Ohio History Connection
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- Ohio Guide Collection
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- image
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- Picture
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- No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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- Ohio Federal Writers' Project. Women at work at the William Shoe Company in Portsmouth, Ohio. 1930s. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p267401coll34/id/10072. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- Ohio Federal Writers' Project, (1930s) Women at work at the William Shoe Company in Portsmouth, Ohio. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p267401coll34/id/10072
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- Ohio Federal Writers' Project. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p267401coll34/id/10072>.