Local NewsSeptember 17, 2023

Lewiston store proprietor keeps shoes, boots and other leather items in good repair

Owner of The Sole Provider Tony Humphreys uses a sewing machine to repair a boot inside the store on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston. Humphreys has owned the store for over ten years after buying it from the previous owner.
Owner of The Sole Provider Tony Humphreys uses a sewing machine to repair a boot inside the store on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston. Humphreys has owned the store for over ten years after buying it from the previous owner.Jordan Opp/Tribune
An array of different sized and shaped shoe stretchers hang on a wall inside the shoe repair shop The Sole Provider on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.
An array of different sized and shaped shoe stretchers hang on a wall inside the shoe repair shop The Sole Provider on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.Jordan Opp/Tribune
Tony Humphreys works on putting a new sole on a pair of cowboy boots inside his shoe repair store The Sole Provider located on Thain Road on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, in Lewiston.
Tony Humphreys works on putting a new sole on a pair of cowboy boots inside his shoe repair store The Sole Provider located on Thain Road on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, in Lewiston.Jordan Opp/Tribune
Stacks of different sole sizes sit on a shelf inside the shoe repair shop The Sole Provider on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.
Stacks of different sole sizes sit on a shelf inside the shoe repair shop The Sole Provider on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.Jordan Opp/Tribune
Owner of The Sole Provider Tony Humphreys shaves off extra material after attaching a new sole to a cowboy boot inside the store on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.
Owner of The Sole Provider Tony Humphreys shaves off extra material after attaching a new sole to a cowboy boot inside the store on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.Jordan Opp/Tribune
Owner of The Sole Provider Tony Humphreys uses a sewing machine to repair a boot inside the store on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.
Owner of The Sole Provider Tony Humphreys uses a sewing machine to repair a boot inside the store on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.Jordan Opp/Tribune
Various cans of shoe polishes and creams sit on a shelf inside the shoe repair shop The Sole Provider on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.
Various cans of shoe polishes and creams sit on a shelf inside the shoe repair shop The Sole Provider on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in Lewiston.Jordan Opp/Tribune
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