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Storefront of A. Schoenhut, 1875
A. Schoenhut Storefront, 1875

In 1872, Albert Schoenhut began to manufacture toys in a storefront at 2337 Frankford Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood of…

Adam Style Drawing Room
Adam Style Drawing Room

Benjamin Altman Portrait
Altman, Benjamin Portrait

Portrait of Benjamin Altman, not dated.

Andrew Schoch Block, East Seventh and Broadway, St. Paul, MN, 1955
Andrew Schoch Block, East Seventh and Broadway, St. Paul, MN, 1955

The Andrew Schoch Grocery Co. delivery truck, ca. 1920
Andrew Schoch Grocery Co. delivery truck, ca. 1920

Andrew Schoch Grocery Company, Seventh and Broadway, St. Paul, MN, 1932
Andrew Schoch Grocery Company, Seventh and Broadway, St. Paul, MN, 1932

Andrew Schoch Grocery, 282 East Seventh, St. Paul., MN, 1881
Andrew Schoch Grocery, 282 East Seventh, St. Paul., MN, 1881

Andrew Schoch Grocery, Seventh and Broadway, St. Paul, MN, ca. 1903
Andrew Schoch Grocery, Seventh and Broadway, St. Paul, MN, ca. 1903

Andrew Schoch Grocery, Seventh and Broadway, St. Paul, MN, ca. 1912
Andrew Schoch Grocery, Seventh and Broadway, St. Paul, MN, ca. 1912

B. Altman & Co. Delivery Wagon, B. Altman & Co. Book of Styles, 1904
B. Altman & Co. Delivery Wagon, B. Altman & Co. Book of Styles, 1904

B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City, 1914
B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City, 1914

B. Altman & Company Fifth Avenue Store
B. Altman & Company Fifth Avenue Store

B. Altman & Company Fifth Avenue Store in New York City, ca. 1906

B. Altman & Company Fifth Avenue Store, ca. World War I
B. Altman & Company Fifth Avenue Store, ca. World War I

B. Nathan & Company, Kearny and Sacramento streets, ca. 1860s
B. Nathan & Company, Kearny and Sacramento streets, ca. 1860s

B. Nathan & Company, Kearny and Sacramento streets, ca. 1860s.

Frederick W. Beinecke, mid-1950s
Beinecke, Frederick W., mid-1950s

Frederick W. Beinecke during Sperry and Hutchinson’s boom decades in the mid-1950s.

Bride and Bridesmaids Dresses, B. Altman & Co. Book of Styles, 1904
Bride and Bridesmaids Dresses, B. Altman & Co. Book of Styles, 1904

Casa Boker, Mexico City, ca. 2007
Casa Boker, Mexico City, ca. 2007

Mexico’s most important hardware store, Casa Boker, was founded in 1865 by Robert Böker of Remscheid. The business still exists…

Corsets and Lingerie, B. Altman & Co. Book of Styles, 1904
Corsets and Lingerie, B. Altman & Co. Book of Styles, 1904

Cracker Jack stands at a circus, Flushing, N.Y., 1934
Cracker Jack stands at a circus, Flushing, N.Y., 1934

Cracker Jack stands at a circus, Flushing, N.Y., 1934

Demuth Tobacco from East King Street, Exterior
Demuth Tobacco from East King Street, Exterior

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