Strawbery Banke Presents
HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH #53

Look carefully at this otherwise quiet Market Square image. Historians are clueless as to the identity of the plucky pole climber, who likely appeared above what today is Alie’s Jewelers sometime between 1887 and 1893. With help from building owner Steve Alie, we hope to do more research. There are clues embedded in the surrounding signs, architecture, surroundings and passersby.

From HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH
Early Photographs from the Collections of Strawbery Banke
by James L. Garvin & Susan Grigg, Peter Randall Publisher
(c) Strawbery Banke Museum . All rights reserved.

BONUS PHOTO of Onlookers