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Help for Fire Victims

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Joseph Rothschild, manager; Bertha Atkinson, buyer and Freda Kitson, saleswoman opened the children's and infants' department at Baron Brothers Department ...
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Store Interior

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of the interior of Ryan Hickethier & Co., a "Sears Associated Store" 132 Fourth Avenue. Kenmore appliances, Silvertone radios, and floor swee...
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Sears Store Escalator and Interior

Date: 11 25 1954
Description: The new Sears store at 1101 East Washington Avenue features the second escalator in the city, as well as an Allstate Insurance counter and various merchand...
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Sears Men's Department

Date: 11 25 1954
Description: Men's clothing department with "island" counters and wall displays during the opening of the new Sears store at 1101 East Washington Avenue.
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Sears Toy Department

Date: 11 25 1954
Description: Elevated view of the toy department at the new Sears store, located at 1101 East Washington Avenue. A motor scooter is in the foreground.
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In the Public Eye

Date: 04 09 1970
Description: Two women on the left are sitting at tables and talking into telephones. On the right are large show windows, and a bus and passers-by are visible through ...

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