A. Schoenhut Storefront, 1875In 1872, Albert Schoenhut began to manufacture toys in a storefront at 2337 Frankford Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood of…
Adler, Cone, & Shipley AdvertisementDuring the Civil War, Herman Cone resided in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Although most residents of the town (and the surrounding area)…
Advertisement by Jacob Dickert and James Gill announcing the opening of their new store in Lancaster, PennsylvaniaAdvertisement by Jacob Dickert and James Gill announcing the opening of their new store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. From Lancaster Journal,…
America’s Most Unique BasementThe following article, published in 1915 in The Dry Goods Reporter, lays out the policies behind Filene’s Automatic Bargain Basement…
American Grocery Store: The Business Evolution of an Architectural SpaceCreated By: Mayo, James M. Publisher: Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1993
Ancestry of William Sperry BeineckeCreated By: Prindle, Paul W Publisher: North Haven, Conn.: Van Dyck Printing Company, 1974
Announcement noting that the Golden Rule Bazaar was closingAnnouncement in the San Francisco Call, August 29, 1897, page 5, noting that the Golden Rule Bazaar was closing and…
Article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch discussing Moses Thalhimer's departure from Thalhimer Brothers and decision to resettle in New YorkArticle in the April 15, 1917, issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch discussing Moses Thalhimer's departure from Thalhimer Brothers and decision…
August Gemünder & Sons CatalogSelections from Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of High-Grade Stringed Instruments Made and Sold By August Gemünder & Sons, 1895.
Autobiography of Isidor StrausCreated By: Straus, Isidor Publisher: Manuscript privately published by Sara Straus Hess, 1955
