Businesses on 8th Street in Hoquiam — 7/12/1940 — #17394_1
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Photograph Copyright Anderson & Middleton Company
United States — Washington (State) — Hoquiam
Harbor Plywood Corporation
Businesses include Harbor Drug, the entry to Doctor H. C. Watkins' office at 316 1/2 8th St, F. Wetzel Jeweler and Stimson the Shoe Doctor.
Thanks to Sam Talley who notes: “Shoe doctors or cobblers were numerous when shoes were made of leather. The upper parts would last for years so just the soles and heels would be replaced. The Korry-Krome Leather Company, which has a sign in the window, was known as having heavy long-lasting leather soles. Much of the leather came from Argentina. They were the preferred boot of Army troops in WWII. Also in the store window is a Cats Paw sign. This company made rubber soles and heels. Their slogans were 'non-slip grip' and 'oil proof' to differentiate them from the shortcomings of leather parts.”
