Whitaker-Glessner Company

Title

Whitaker-Glessner Company

Description

Black and white photo image of the Whitaker-Glessner Company in New Boston. From 1902 until 1909 it was known as the Portmouth Steel Company. In 1909 the Whitaker Iron Works, the Laughlin Nail Works and the Portsmouth Steel Company combined to form the Whitaker-Glessner Company. In 1920 Wheeling Steel, La Belle Iron and Whitaker-Glessner became Wheeling Steel Corporation until 1946. (Frank H. Rowe-History of the Iron and Steel Industry in Scioto County, Ohio)

Creator

Unknown

Date

1909-1920

Contributor

Scan donated by Paul O’Neill from the Bill Glockner Collection

Format

9 x 14 cm scanned postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Paul O'Neill