Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials 250 Finding aid prepared by Alex Miller, 2015.. Last updated on April 07, 2017. Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department
Table of Contents Summary Information...4 Biography/History...6 s... 7 Administrative Information... 10 Related Materials... 11 Controlled Access Headings...11 Collection Inventory... 12 Strawbridge Family and Clothier Family...12 Executives and board of directors...18 Main store - Market Street, Philadelphia exteriors/interiors...20 Main store: display windows...25 Four Freedoms war bond exhibition... 28 Suburban stores...30 Delivery: wagons and trucks/distribution center/service building/wholesale building/ warehouses... 37 Anniversaries, employees, clothing department, pageants, celebrities, WWII effort, etc...39 Ephemera: trade cards, advertisements, logo, radio station, design, manufacturing...48 Clover stores, illustrations from Family Business: The Momentous Seventies...50 Store Chat magazine for employees photographs...53 Lantern slides...68 Glass negatives... 70 Associates...71 Audio...76 Video... 80 - Page 2 -
Interior Design / Store Design...81 Film... 82 - Page 3 -
Summary Information Repository Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department Creator Strawbridge & Clothier. Title Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials Call number 250 Date 1878-1990 Extent 15 linear feet General Physical Description 66 photographic prints : b&w ; 50 x 55 cm. 8 photographic prints : color ; 35 x 42 cm. 1 photographic print : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. 1144 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.39 photographic prints : color ; 8 x 10 in. 157 photographic prints : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. 28 photographic prints : color ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. 175 photographic prints : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller. 47 photographic prints : color ; 3 x 4 in. 42 photographic prints (postcards) : b&w. 16 photographic prints (postcards) : color. 31 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 37 negatives : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. 169 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller. 45 negatives : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in. 23 negatives : color ; 4 x 5 in. 7 negatives : b&w ; 120 mm. 60 negatives : color ; 120 mm. 25 negatives : color ; 35 mm. 34 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm. 17 transparencies : color ; 8 x 10 in. 95 transparencies : color ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. 3 transparencies : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 3 transparencies : color ; 8 x 10 in. 97 transparencies : color ; 120 mm. 3003 slides : color ; 35 mm. 75 slides : lantern, mostly b&w ; 8 x 10 cm. 1 transparency : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm. 3 prints : engraving, b&w ; 20 x 15 cm. 4 prints : etchings, handcolored ; 26 x 30 cm. 1 drawing : pencil ; 43 x 57 cm. 1 drawing : pencil ; 8 x 10 in. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 70 x 54 cm. 1 drawing : hand-colored ; 46 x 61 cm. 1 drawing : mixed media ; 51 x 76 cm. 1 photomechanical - Page 4 -
print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 5 contact sheets (56 images) : b&w ; 120 mm. 2 contact sheets (43 images) : b&w ; 35 mm. 1 album (27 photographic prints) : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 1 album (64 photographic prints) : color ; 8 x 10 in. 1 album (77 photographic prints) : color ; 11 x 14 in. 1 album (55 photographic prints) : color ; 11 x 14 in. 1 sound tape reel ; 1/4 in. tape on five in. reels. 19 sound tape reels ; 1/4 in. tape on seven in. reels. 2 sound tape reels ; 1/4 in. tape on eleven in. reels. 5 videocassettes : sd., color ; 1/2 in. 1 videocassette : si., b&w ; 1/2 in. 7 reels : si., b&w ; 16 mm. 1 reel : sd., b&w ; 16 mm. 1 reel : si., color ; 16 mm. 1 reel : sd., color ; 16 mm. Language English Abstract Strawbridge & Clothier was the last family-owned major department store chain in the Greater Philadelphia area. The store was founded as a partnership by Justus C. Strawbridge (1838-1911) and Isaac H. Clothier (1837-1921) on July 1, 1868 at 8th and Market Streets in Center City Philadelphia. This collection contains photographs, negatives, transparencies, lantern slides, glass negatives, slides, audio tapes, videotapes, and films from Strawbridge & Clothier. It is valuable to those researching all aspects of retail: history, architecture, department stores, shopping malls, employment, operations, promotion, advertising, fashion, and merchandising. Other topics include family-owned businesses, distinguished Quaker families, business response on the homefront during World War II, the Gallery and Market East, and Philadelphia and its environs. There are also proposal albums from the Pavlik Design Team of store design for the Cherry Hill, King of Prussia, and Willow Grove stores and from Neil/Carter Design Associates for "Heritage Hall" in the Market Street store. - Page 5 -
Biography/History Strawbridge & Clothier was the last family-owned major department store chain in the Greater Philadelphia area. The store was founded as a partnership by Justus C. Strawbridge (1838-1911) and Isaac H. Clothier (1837-1921) on July 1, 1868 at 8th and Market Streets in Center City Philadelphia. Both were Quakers and charged one price for all customers, a rare practice at the time. It opened in the same building that was used as an office by Thomas Jefferson when he was Secretary of State. It was soon replaced by a five-story building and adjacent properties were added as the store expanded. With the growth of the suburbs, Strawbridge & Clothier began publishing its own magazine in the 1880s to reach this customer and to stimulate mail order business. By 1887 the store had branched out from dry goods to other items and was considered a full-fledged department store. In keeping with their Quaker tradition, the founders stressed service to its customers, community, and employees. For employees, the company established a relief association to administer health and death benefits; a savings fund society; an athletic association; the company magazine, Store Chat; a chorus; and the Quarter Century Club, which was made up of associates with twenty-five years of service or more. For a short while, they even maintained a cottage in North Wildwood for women employees to vacation at the shore. The early 1900s saw the introduction of customer-to-counter telephone service, the advent of the "Clover Day" sale day, and delivery of goods by truck. In 1911, the store introduced the Seal of Confidence as a sign of its commitment to satisfactory quality and service. It was adopted in the spirit of the co-founders personally greeting their customers in the early days of the store. It pictured William Penn shaking hands with a Leni-Lenape chief to guarantee a treaty. Changes were made to the Seal periodically. The company incorporated on February 14, 1922. That same year it also started its own radio station, WFI, which operated out of the store for thirteen years. In 1935 the station left the store and merged with WLIT from their competitor, Lit Brothers department store, to form WFIL. Success had brought the need for a new building, and it was decided to remain at 8th and Market. Construction on the new store began in July of 1928. The thirteen-story, $10 million store was dedicated in October, 1932. In the meantime Strawbridge & Clothier opened its first branch store at Suburban Square in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in 1930 and its second one in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania in 1931. While the Great Depression and the Second World War caused some strain on the company, it was in sound financial shape and made it through without any major losses. With the growth of the suburbs in the post-war era, the company opened its third branch store in Wilmington, Delaware in 1952. But the period of rapid expansion for the company began in 1961 with the opening of the Cherry Hill Store in the first enclosed shopping mall on the east coast. More branch stores followed from the 1960s to the 1980s with a total of thirteen Strawbridge & Clothier department stores in 1993. In 1971, the company created the Clover division, a chain of discount stores not unlike Target stores. Clover was successful and in a little over twenty years, twenty-seven stores had opened throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. - Page 6 -
Despite all of this growth, the landscape of the retail industry changed and Strawbridge & Clothier was sold to the May Company of St. Louis on July 15, 1996 ending 128 years of family ownership and operation. The department stores then conducted business under the name "Strawbridge's" although the signage for most of the stores remained "Strawbridge & Clothier". The Clover stores were liquidated or sold. May was eventually bought by Federated Department stores in 2005 and all stores were either closed or converted into Macy's stores. Initially, both families were involved with running the store. Isaac H. Clothier's two sons, Morris and Isaac, Jr. and his half-brother, Clarkson, were all partners in the firm. Isaac H. Clothier, Jr.'s son, Isaac, 3rd also went into the family business. Isaac H. Clothier, 3rd's son, Isaac, 4th served on the board of directors. Justus C. Strawbridge had four sons that went to work in the store and became partners in the firm: Edward, Frederic, Robert and Francis. Edward died of pneumonia in his thirties. Frederic had one son, J. Clayton, that went into business. Robert's son and grandson, Robert, Jr. and Robert, 3rd served on the board of directors. Two of Francis's sons, Francis, Jr., and G. Stockton held various positions in the company; they both had two sons each that went into the firm. Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr's sons Francis, 3rd and David and Stockton's sons, Peter and Steven, became partners. Of these last four Francis R. Strawbridge, 3rd and Peter S. Strawbridge took leadership positions in the company. G. Stockton Strawbridge (1913-1997) deserves special note. Among others he held the positions of buyer, divisional merchandise manager, general merchandise manager, vice president, executive vice president, president, chairman of the board, and chairman of the executive committee. He was President from 1955 to 1967 and Chairman of the Board from 1967 to 1979, overseeing the period of greatest growth in the company. Additionally, he served in many area organizations, including Associated Merchandising Corporation, Old Philadelphia Development Corporation, Philadelphia Divinity School, Board of Managers of Pennsylvania Hospital, and the United Fund. He was also a driving force behind the revitalization of Market Street East and the building of the Gallery shopping mall, a project that took decades of organizing, lobbying, and work to come to fruition. s This collection contains audio-visual materials from Strawbridge & Clothier department store chain. It is valuable to those researching all aspects of retail: history, architecture, department stores, shopping malls, employment, operations, promotion, advertising, fashion, and merchandising. Other topics include family-owned businesses, distinguished Quaker families, business response on the homefront during World War II, the Gallery and Market East, and Philadelphia and its environs. Materials include photographs, negatives, transparencies, lantern slides, glass negatives, slides, audio tapes, videotapes, and films. There are also proposal albums from the Pavlik Design Team of store design for the Cherry Hill, King of Prussia, and Willow Grove stores and from Neil/Carter Design Associates for "Heritage Hall" in the Market Street store. - Page 7 -
Of further note are some items not directly related to Strawbridge & Clothier: four etchings by miniature painter, Benjamin W. Crombie, from 1837 to 1847, labeled Modern Athenians show caricatures of Scottish academics. (These were later compiled as a book, Modern Athenians, published in 1882 with biographical sketches by William Scott Douglas.) There is also a reproduction of a sketch of the Zook House in West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania. The collection is organized into eighteen series. Most of these are topics relating to the people, activities, and stores of the company. The remainder are related to the medium of the materials: ephemera, lantern slides, glass negatives, audio, video, and film. Series I is images of Strawbridge and Clothier family members who were is some way connected to the store. These include the co-founders, Justus C. Strawbridge (1838-1911) and Isaac H. Clothier (1837-1921), their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons. Anna Estes Strawbridge (1880-1981), the wife of Francis R. Strawbridge (1877-1965) and mother of Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr. (1911-1966) and G. Stockton Strawbridge (1913-1997) has a substantial number of prints and images. There are also a significant number of group shots of G. Stockton Strawbridge's family. Series II consists of upper level executives and boards of directors. Individual executives with multiple prints include Herbert Tily, Dwight Perkins, Dr. Rachel Williams, and Randall Copeland. Many of the board of directors photographs are oversized and show the mix of family and non-family executives involved in running the company. Series III focuses on the main store at 8th and Market Streets in all its incarnations. The store had several different buildings on this site throughout its history. Most of the exterior shots are of the last store built on that property in the early 1930s. There are a number of shots of the laying of the cornerstone, which was a big ceremonial occasion. Also included are interiors of this store and it predecessor throughout the 20th century. Finally, the series consists of images of The Gallery and Market Street East redevelopment project. The Gallery was a multi-block shopping mall that connected to the main store on several levels. G. Stockton Strawbridge was a leader in the effort to build the Gallery and redevelop Market East. Series IV contains images of the display windows of the main store on Market Street from the early 20th century to the late 1970s. Of special note are the windows of the early 1940s and how they related to the World War II effort and war-related events of that time. The display windows decorated for Christmas are also captured in the images. Series V consists of items related to World War II, specifically, the Four Freedoms War Bond Exhibition. The exhibition took place at Strawbridge & Clothier's main store in Philadelphia and was held in lieu of the store's 75th anniversary. It focused on the Norman Rockwell paintings, The Four Freedoms, and was used as an event to sell war bonds. Included in this series are publications for the exhibition, prints of the four paintings, and a scrapbook with letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Series VI concerns itself with the suburban branch stores. Images of the branch locations include architectural renderings and drawings, grand openings, laying of cornerstones, aerial views, construction, exteriors and interiors. Also included in this series is material on the Zook House and Willow Grove Amusement Park. The Zook House is an historical building near the Exton Square Mall and had some involvement by Anna Estes Strawbridge. The Willow Grove Amusement Park served as a venue for performances by the Strawbridge & Clothier chorus and was the site of the Willow Grove Park shopping - Page 8 -
mall after it's closure in the 1970s and where Strawbridge & Clothier opened a branch store in the 1980s. There are two folders of images of unidentified groundbreaking ceremonies. Series VII is made up of images of delivery methods (horse-drawn wagons, early delivery trucks), the distribution center, the service building, the wholesale building and factory, and two warehouses. Series VIII is a catch-all of things related to the employees, the store, and Philadelphia. The employeerelated topics include extracurricular activities like athletics, chorus, band, and glee club; banquets and events, like the Quarter Century Club, 50 years of service awards, and the cash boys picnic. There are some groups of employees included, like the switchboard employees, elevator operators, and holly girls (women who directed customers around the store at Christmas time). There is a section on store-related efforts during World War II. It includes employees who served in the armed forces as well as store windows decorated to show support for the war. Included in this series are other activities and events related to the store, most notably store anniversaries, pageants, and Christmas time festivities and decorations. There is also material on fashions and fashion merchandising from the 19th and 20th centuries. There is a series of slides on the computer inventory system. And there are slides of Strawbridge & Clothier customers. Some of them are from the closing sale at the Wilmington store. This series wraps up with scenes and cityscapes of Philadelphia as well as some images of Strawbridge & Clothier executives with several Philadelphia mayors. Series IX consists of advertisements, coupons, trade cards, and miscellaneous items with the name or logo of Strawbridge & Clothier. One interesting group is the postcards from an International event the store sponsored. Each card gives demographic and political information about a specific country along with the goods imported and sold by the store. There are several iterations of the Seal of Confidence, which was adopted by the store as a symbol that fair business would be transacted. There are a small group of photographs that depict different shoplifting scenarios. Also included are some materials related to the radio station, WFI, that started in the store. Some seemingly unrelated images are included in this series concerning art deco design, mattress manufacturing, and the Modern Athenians prints. Series X contains images from the Clover Store division and those used in the two volumes of the publication, Family Business. The Clover Store sections are ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking ceremonies as well as images of executives. Family Business was a publication that traced the history of the company. There was a volume in 1968 and another in 1981 subtitled The Momentous Seventies. Many of the images for these publications are duplicates of images found elsewhere in the collection. Their value here is that they show some of what they thought important enough to include in a history of the company. Also, a copy of Family Business: The Momentous Seventies can be found here. This series also includes a miscellaneous folder. Prints range from 19th century portraits (unidentified persons) through the 1970s. Series XI is a collection of prints that were used in the Strawbridge & Clothier employee publication, Store Chat. Many of the prints are of employees and of departments of employees from around the company, especially at winter holiday time. Also included are sales rallies, fashion shows, athletics, and other store events. Many of the folders from the mid-1950s have a copy of the publication in the folder. Series XII comprises lantern slides that give an overview of the company from the store properties, business and merchandising departments, the the co-founders and their sons, employees, employee- - Page 9 -
related activities, and business-related activities. There is an editorial by the sons of the founders on taking the business forward. Series XIII consists of glass negatives of people (founders, sons, employees, others), store exteriors and interiors, employee activities, and business-related subjects (delivery, paperwork, advertisements, logos and symbols). The same editorial that is in the lantern slides is also in the glass negatives. There are also several glass negatives of Philadelphia scenes. Series XIV is made up of slides and transparencies. They are of employees throughout the organization. In some instances employees are broken up by store location, in others by job function. Many are parts of management recruitment presentations and many others were likely taken for other Strawbridge & Clothier productions and presentations. Series XV is the audio series. They include recordings of jingles, speakers at banquets, and interviews with associates. There are two recordings about the closing of a branch store (Wilmington, Jenkintown) because they were opening a bigger, newer store in a nearby location (Concord, Willow Grove, respectively). There is also an oversized record album on the opening of the Wilmington store in the Merchandise Mart. Series XVI is the video series. It is a small series with videotapes of a generic Christmas advertisement, multi-image presentations about store openings (including the Concord and Willow Grove openings), and presentations at Quarter Century Club dinners. Series XVII consists of interior and store design presentations by The Pavlik Design Team of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The stores concerned include Concord, Cherry Hill, King of Prussia, and Willow Grove. Series XVIII is the film series. The highlight is a silent movie, A Modern Store, about the building and opening of the store at 8th and Market Streets in Philadelphia in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The film has been transferred to videotape for easier access as the film itself is brittle and in fragile condition. There are several short films (100 ft) that are generally of ceremonial events. The more moderate length films (400 ft) have to do with store events around fashion except for A Modern Store. The longest film (500 ft) is about travel to Philadelphia for which Strawbridge & Clothier supplied the set furnishings. This is the store's copy from the producer. Administrative Information Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department Finding aid prepared by Alex Miller, 2015.. Access Restrictions This collection is open for research. - Page 10 -
Related Materials Related Material Strawbridge & Clothier records, 1793-1996 (Accession 2117), Manuscripts and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library. Controlled Access Headings Personal Name(s) Clothier, Isaac H., (Isaac Hallowell), 1837-1921 Strawbridge, Anna Estes Hacker, 1880- Strawbridge, Francis R., III, (Francis Reeves), 1937- Strawbridge, G. Stockton, (George Stockton), 1913-1997 Strawbridge, Justus C. Strawbridge, Peter S., 1938- Subject(s) Department stores--pennsylvania--philadelphia. - Page 11 -
I.. Strawbridge Family and Clothier Family Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials Collection Inventory I.. Strawbridge Family and Clothier Family, 1878-1990. Box Folder Clarkson Clothier, undated.. 1 1 Isaac H. Clothier, 1837-1921, circa 1912 November, undated.. 1 2 Other identified persons: Justus C. Strawbridge, John Wanamaker, Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier, Isaac H. Clothier, Jr., Isaac H. Clothier, III. Isaac H. Clothier, 1837-1921, undated.. 23 1 Isaac H. Clothier, Jr 1875-1961, 1955, undated.. 1 3 Isaac H. Clothier, Jr 1875-1961, undated.. 23 2 Morris L. Clothier, 1868-1947, 1890s, 1940, 1947, undated.. 1 4 Other identified person: Edward R. Strawbridge. Morris L. Clothier, 1868-1947, undated.. 23 3 Isaac H. Clothier, III, 1903-1961 and Isaac H. Clothier, IV, 1956-, circa 1952, circa 1955 February-March, circa 1956 January, undated.. 1 5 Other identified persons: Maud V. Brown, John J. McGinty. - Page 12 -
I.. Strawbridge Family and Clothier Family Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials The Clothier family, undated.. 25 9 Identified persons include Isaac H. Clothier, Morris L. Clothier, Isaac H. Clothier, Jr., Isaac H. Clothier, III. Anna E. Strawbridge, 1880-1981, 1960s, 1963, 1965-1966, 1966 May 4, 1970 February 20, 1972 January-February, 1975 March 24, undated.. 1 6 Includes photographs and Christmas cards of family home, "Woodside." Other identified persons: Stockton Strawbridge, Randall Copeland, Peter Strawbridge, David Strawbridge, Francis Strawbridge, III, Francis R. Strawbridge, Sr. Anna E. Strawbridge, 1880-1981, 1960s, undated.. 23 4 J. Clayton Strawbridge, 1895-1981, 1950, 1970 June-July, 1981 July 24, undated.. 1 7 Other identified person: Francis Strawbridge, III. J. Clayton Strawbridge, 1895-1981, undated.. 23 5 Edward Strawbridge, 1865-1903, undated.. 1 8 Other identified person: Morris L. Clothier. - Page 13 -
I.. Strawbridge Family and Clothier Family Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials Edward Strawbridge, 1865-1903, undated.. 23 6 Other identified persons: Morris L. Clothier, Frederic H. Strawbridge(?). Francis R. Strawbridge, Sr., 1876-1965, 1952 June, 1961, 1962 April, 1965 May 11, undated.. 1 9 Other identified persons: Anna Strawbridge, Francis Strawbridge, Jr., Francis Strawbridge, III. Francis R. Strawbridge, Sr. 1876-1965, undated.. 23 7 Other identified persons: Anna E. Strawbridge, Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., Francis R. Strawbridge, III. Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., 1911-1966, 1966 March 16, 1966 March 17, 1966 March 21, 1966 March 22, undated.. 1 10 Contains one 4-page edited obituary and one 2-page press release. Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., 1911-1966, undated.. 23 8 Francis R. Strawbridge, III, 1937-, 1966 May 20.. 1 11 Other identified persons: Peter Strawbridge, John R. Wanamaker. - Page 14 -
I.. Strawbridge Family and Clothier Family Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials Francis R. Strawbridge, III, 1937-, undated.. 23 9 One of the color negatives (portrait) does not have a print. Other identified persons: Peter Strawbridge. Frederic H. Strawbridge, 1866-1958, 1905.. 1 12 See Box 11 (oversize) for two photos of Frederic H. Strawbridge with horse-drawn coaches. Frederic H. Strawbridge, 1866-1958, undated.. 23 10 Justus C. Strawbridge, 1838-1911, 1978, undated.. 1 13 Other identified persons: Mary Lukens Strawbridge (wife), Isaac H. Clothier. Includes a picture of Justus's desk. Included is a photograph and note regarding Deborah Lightfoot Smedley, who purchased the silk for her wedding dress directly from Justus Strawbridge. Justus C. Strawbridge, 1838-1911, undated.. 23 11 Peter Strawbridge, 1938-, undated.. 1 14 Other identified persons: Francis R. Strawbridge, III, Randall Copeland. - Page 15 -
I.. Strawbridge Family and Clothier Family Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials Peter Strawbridge, 1938-, undated.. 23 12 Other identified persons: Francis R Strawbridge, III. Robert Strawbridge, Jr., 1896-1986, 1924 September 9, 1938 October 11, 1939, 1949 August 17, 1986 March 8, 1986 March 14, undated.. 1 15 Includes picture of Bryn Mawr home. Robert Strawbridge, Jr., 1896-1986, 1939, undated.. 23 13 Includes negatives of Meadow Lodge, the home of Robert Strawbridge home in Bryn Mawr. There is also a negative of an engraving of him that highlights his interests and associations (no print). Stockton Strawbridge - portraits, etc., 1954 January 20, 1964 August, undated.. 1 16 Includes a portrait in his World War II uniform. Other identified person: Mayor Tate. Stockton Strawbridge - portraits, etc., undated.. 23 14 Other identified persons: Mayor Tate, Randall Copeland. Includes portrait in his military uniform. Mrs. Stockton Strawbridge, undated.. 1 17 - Page 16 -
I.. Strawbridge Family and Clothier Family Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials Stockton Strawbridge's family, 1958 November, 1959 September, 1961 August, 1964 June, 1964, 1983, undated.. 1 18 Stockton Strawbridge's family, 1959 September, 1954 June, 1961 August, undated.. 23 15 Includes images of Cross Brook Farm, the home of Stockton Strawbridge and his family. There are four negatives of family pictures that do not have prints. The Strawbridge family, undated.. 25 10 Identified persons include Justus Strawbridge, G. Stockton Strawbridge, Peter Strawbridge, Randall Copeland, Francis Strawbridge, Sr., Francis Strawbridge, III, David Strawbridge, Jennifer H. Braxton, Emily B. Harvey, Steven L. Strawbridge, Jr., Robert Strawbridge, Sr., Anna Strawbridge, Steven Strawbridge, Sr., J. Clayton Strawbridge. Edward Strawbridge, Frederic Strawbridge, Francis Strawbridge, Jr. Ray Fehrle. Strawbridge family and Clothier family, 1898, 1916, undated.. 15 1 Identified persons include Justus C. Strawbridge, Frederic H. Strawbridge, Edward Strawbridge, Isaac H. Clothier. - Page 17 -
II.. Executives and board of directors Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials II.. Executives and board of directors. Box Folder Strawbridge and Clothier executives, 1897, 1970 May, 1970 November, 1973 September, undated.. 2 1 Contains images of Frank S. Evans, Timothy McNamara (?), Charles Owen, Winthrop Schwab, Frank Veale (with Stockton Strawbridge and unidentified man), Donald C. Mills, John Jackson, Ed Dodds, Ronald B Avellino, Finley H. Haiman, John J. Leahy, and an unidentified couple. Strawbridge and Clothier executives, undated.. 23 16 Identified persons include Winthrop Schwab, James M. Gassaway, II. Strawbridge and Clothier executives - group photos, 1971, 1979, undated.. 2 2 People included in photographs: Randall Copeland, Peter Strawbridge, Stockton Strawbridge, Winthrop Schwab, Steven Strawbridge, Francis Strawbridge, III, David Strawbridge. Strawbridge and Clothier executives - group photos, undated.. 23 17 Randall Copeland, 1969 October, 1976, undated.. 2 3 Other identified persons include Peter Strawbridge and Stockton Strawbridge. - Page 18 -
Dwight Perkins, president 1947-1955 Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials Randall Copeland, undated.. 23 18 Other identified pesons include G. Stockton Strawbridge. Dwight Perkins, president 1947-1955, 1955, undated.. 2 4 Dwight Perkins, president 1947-1955, undated.. Box 23 Folder 19 Herbert Tily, president 1927-1947, undated.. 2 5 Herbert Tily, president 1927-1947, undated.. 23 20 Dr. Rachel Williams, S&C medical Director, 1898-1949, circa 1949, 1949 February 22, 1950, undated.. 2 6 Other identified persons: James A. Waterfield, Edwin S. Severson, Howard Cooper Johnson, Francis R. Strawbridge, Dwight G. Perkins, Randall E. Copeland, Isaac H. Clothier, III, G. Stockton Strawbridge, John F. Simons, Donald C. Mills, Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., Isaac H. Clothier, Jr., J. Clayton Strawbridge. Board of directors, 1930, 1930s, 1947, 1957, 1958, circa 1965, circa 1977, undated.. 2 7 Identified persons include Howard Cooper Johnson, Isaac H. Clothier, Jr, Herbert J. Tily, Frederic Strawbridge, Francis R. Strawbridge, George Bartle, John Jackson, Stockton Strawbridge, Robert Strawbridge, Jr., Isaac H. Clothier, III, Donald C. Mills, J. Clayton Strawbridge, Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., Dwight G. Perkins, Robert E. Strawbridge, Morris L. Clothier, Kenneth J. Brownell, Isaac H. Clothier, IV, Robert - Page 19 -
III.. Main store - Market Street, Philadelphia exteriors/interiors E. Strawbridge, III, James Gassaway, II, Frank R. Veale, Randall E. Copeland, Francis R. Strawbridge, III, Winthrop Schwab, Peter S. Strawbridge, David W. Strawbridge, Steven L. Strawbridge. Board of directors, 1930s, 1947, 1958, 1965, 1973, undated.. 23 21 Board of directors, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1985.. 15 2 Identified persons include Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., Frank R. Veale, Donald C. Mills, G. Stockton Strawbridge, Randall E. Copeland, Dwight G. Perkins, J. Clayton Strawbridge, Francis R. Strawbridge, Robert E. Strawbridge, Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr., Isaac H. Clothier, III, Frederic Strawbridge, Isaac H. Clothier, Jr. Store executives, undated.. 25 11 Identified persons include Dwight Perkins, Herbert Tily, Justus Strawbridge, Dr. Rachel Williams, Randall Copeland. III.. Main store - Market Street, Philadelphia exteriors/interiors. Box Folder First store: 8th and Market, 1862, 1868, undated.. 3 1 First store: 8th and Market, 1862.. 23 22 Main store, exteriors, 19th century, 1875, 1878 Septermber 14, 1880, 1881, 1887, 1895, 1898, undated.. 3 2 - Page 20 -
III.. Main store - Market Street, Philadelphia exteriors/interiors Main Store, exteriors, 19th century, 1870, 1875, 1881, 1898.. 23 23 Market Street store, facade, decorated for Elks convention, 1907 July 15-22.. 3 3 Main store, exteriors, 1908-1929, circa 1911, 1920s, 1921, 1924, 1925.. 3 4 Main store, exteriors, 1908-1929, 1911, 1916, 1919, 1920s, 1924, 1925.. 23 24 Strawbridge and Clothier store, interiors/exteriors, undated.. 14 2 Exteriors, interiors, and Paris office, circa 1916, undated.. 12 Laying cornerstone of new building, 1930, 1930 April 21.. 3 5 Includes store management and members of the Strawbridge and Clothier families: Howard Cooper Johnson, Wilfred H. Keely, Francis R. Strawbridge, Edward P. Simon (architect), Isaac H. Clothier, Jr., Isaac H. Clothier, 3rd, Morris L. Clothier, Frederic H. Strawbridge, Robert E. Strawbridge, Herbert J. Tily, George K. Bartle, John Jackson, Harry C. Tily, 2nd. Laying the cornerstone of new building, 1930, 1930 April 21.. 23 25 Building new store/laying of the cornerstone, 1929.. 25 13 Main store, exteriors, 1930s, circa 1931, circa 1932, 1930s, 1931 November 29, 1932 January, undated.. 3 6 Main store, exteriors, 1930s, 1930s, undated.. 23 26 - Page 21 -
III.. Main store - Market Street, Philadelphia exteriors/interiors Overhead transparencies, undated.. 3 7 Includes notes on the mounting of each transparency about the founders and history of the store at the 8th and Market Streets location. Main store, exteriors, 1940s and 1950s, 1940s, circa 1947, undated.. 3 8 Includes shots of the terraces and of the main entrances decorated for Christmas. Main store, exteriors, 1940s and 1950s, 1940s, circa 1947.. 23 27 Main store, exteriors, 1960s, 1960s, 1967 June 16, undated.. 3 9 Includes photograph of the exterior night time lighting of the building. Main store, exteriors, 1960s, circa 1960.. 23 28 Market Street store exteriors, 19th century, 1902, circa 1911, 1916, 1919, 1924, 1925, 1930, undated.. 25 12 Picture postcards, some exteriors, mostly interiors, circa 1911, undated.. 3 10 Interiors, 19th century, Market Street store, 1886, 1898, undated.. 3 11 Interiors, 19th century, Market Street store, undated.. 23 29 Store interiors, mostly 19th century, circa 1898, undated.. 13 Interiors, Market Street store, 1900-1919, circa 1905, undated.. 3 12 - Page 22 -
III.. Main store - Market Street, Philadelphia exteriors/interiors Interiors, Market Street store, 1900-1919, circa 1915.. 23 30 Interiors, Market Street store, 1920s, 1926, 1926 April 1, 1927 March 7, 1928, 1928 September 10, undated.. 3 13 Interiors, Market Street store, 1940s, 1940s, 1949.. 3 14 Interiors, Market Street store, 1950s, 1950 November 26, 1956 March, undated.. 3 15 Interiors, Market Street store, 1970s, 1970 December, undated.. 3 16 Color photographs are of the board room. Interiors, Market Street store, 1970s, 1974, 1976, 1977, undated.. 23 31 Interiors, Market Street strore, 19th and 20th centuries, 1898, 1900-1919(?), circa 1940(?), 1974, 1990, undated.. 25 14 The transparencies are all of the Food Hall. Renovations to 4th floor, main store, 1954, 1954.. 3 17 Contains numerous group shots. Stockton Strawbridge appears in a couple of them. 4th floor renovations, 1994 September.. 25 15 Miscellaneous store departments, undated.. 3 18 - Page 23 -
III.. Main store - Market Street, Philadelphia exteriors/interiors Miscellaneous store departments, undated.. 23 32 Plaques and tablets and history gallery (opened 1977 February), 1919, 1931, 1950 August, undated.. 3 19 Plaques and tablets and history gallery (opened 1977 February), 1977 February.. 23 33 S&C history gallery, undated.. 27 16 Market Street mall, undated.. 3 20 Includes photographs of planning model of Market Street Mall. Most of the materials are on the restoration of the old Lit Brothers store, which became the Mellon Independence Center. Market Street East, undated.. 25 16 Identified persons include Mayor Wilson Goode, G. Stockton Strawbridge. The Gallery, Center City, 1974 November 6, 1975 September 30, 1977 August 11, undated.. 3 21 Includes photographs of The Gallery under construction and after opening. Stockton Strawbridge appears in two of the photographs. The Gallery, Center City, undated.. 23 34 The Gallery, undated.. 25 17 - Page 24 -
IV.. Main store: display windows IV.. Main store: display windows. Box Folder Store windows, 1916, Market Street store, 1916 March, 1916 May, 1916 June, undated.. 4 1 Store windows, 1943, Market Street store, 1943.. 4 2 Many display windows are related to the war effort. Store windows, 1943, Market Street store, 1943.. 4 3 Many windows are related to the war effort. Store windows, 1944, Market Street store, 1944.. 4 4 Many windows are related to the war effort. Store windows, 1945, Market Street store, 1945 August 4-December 18.. 4 5 Many windows are related to newly won peace. - Page 25 -
IV.. Main store: display windows Store windows, 1945, Market Street store, 1945, February 1-August 4.. 4 6 Many windows are related to the events pertaining to the end of the war: victory, remembrance, the Red Cross, and Franklin D. Roosevelt's passing. Store windows, 1942, Market Street store, 1942.. 4 7 Also contains several photographs of Ardmore and Jenkintown store windows. Many windows are related to the war effort. Store windows, 1946-1948, Market Street store, 1946 April 23, 1946 September 18, 1946 November 16, 1947 September 16, 1947 November 20, 1948 November 18.. 4 8 Store windows, n.d. (circa 1940-1970), 1946(?), 1953 June 13, 1956 December 24, undated.. 4 9 Negative of mens wear window is only shot from circa 1970. Store windows, n.d. (circa 1940-1970), circa 1970.. 24 1 Men's wear. Store windows, 1953-1960?, children's clothes, 1953 March 19, 1954 April 9, 1955 March 18, 1956 February 28, 1956 August 7, 1956 September 7, 1957 August 26, 1959 March 1, 1959 August 21, undated.. 4 10 - Page 26 -
IV.. Main store: display windows Store windows, 1961?-1965, children's clothes, 1963, 1963 August, 1964 February, 1964 June, 1964 August, 1965 March, 1965 May, 1965 August, undated.. 4 11 Store windows, 1966-1974, children's clothes, 1966 May, 1966 August, 1967 June, 1967 August, 1968 March, 1969 June, 1969 August, 1970 February, 1970 March, 1970 May, 1972 August, 1973 April, 1974 March, undated.. 4 12 Store windows, 1953-1956, Christmas merchandise, 1953 November 25, 1954 November 6, 1954 December 1, 1955 November 10, 1956 November 13.. 4 13 Store windows, 1957-1963, Christmas merchandise, 1957 November 22, 1957 November 29, 1958 November 13, 1958 December 12, 1960 November 22, 1960 December 2, 1963, undated.. 4 14 Store windows, 1964-1966, Christmas merchandise, 1964, 1964 November, 1964 December, 1965 November, 1965 December, 1966 December, undated.. 4 15 Store windows, 1967-1968, Christmas merchandise, 1967 November, 1967 December, 1968 November.. 4 16 Store windows, 1969?-1977, Christmas merchandise, 1969?-1971? 1972 November, 1972 December, 1973 November, 1974 November, 1974 December, 1975 November, 1977 December 19.. 4 17 Store windows (including Christmas windows), undated.. 26 1 Christmas windows and decorations, 1949-1975, 1949 November 13, 1950 December 3, 1953 November 14, 1953 November 25, before 1958, 1958 November 13, 1959 November 8, 1960 November 20, 4 18 - Page 27 -
V.. Four Freedoms war bond exhibition Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials 1962, 1964 December, 1966 December, 1968?-1969?, 1975 November, undated.. Many of the photographs are of the exterior of the Market Street store decorated for the holidays. Christmas windows and decorations, 1949-1975, 1960.. 24 2 Christmas wreath. Religious Christmas windows, 1951-1964, 1951, 1953 December 18, 1954 December 24, 1959 December, 1964 December.. 4 19 Religious Christmas windows, 1951-1964, 1959 December.. 24 3 V.. Four Freedoms war bond exhibition. Box Album Four Freedoms war bond exhibition, 1943, 1943 May, 1943 September 9, 1944 January 18.. 5 1 This album contains items mainly (although not exclusively) concerned with the Four Freedoms War Bond Show that took place at the Strawbridge and Clothier 8th and Market Street store from Saturday, May 15 to Saturday, May 22 in 1943. The show exhibited Norman Rockwell's original oil paintings, The Four Freedoms, along with other original artwork and manuscripts from the Saturday Evening Post. The event was sponsored by the United States Treasury Department and featured a prominent guest each day. - Page 28 -
V.. Four Freedoms war bond exhibition Strawbridge and Clothier photographs and audiovisual materials Items include an invitation to the show, thank you letters to Isaac H. Clothier, Jr., and speeches and programs for other war bond rallies. Identified persons in photographs include Mrs. Stephan Haas, Isaac H. Clothier, Jr., Temple University president, Robert L. Johnson, Mayor Samuel, Mr. Roos Wallace and Mr. Eastman of the Saturday Evening Post, Frederic L. Ballard, Mrs. George H. Earle, Ednyfed Lewis, Sergeant Alexander Celli, Charles G. Taylor, George P. Rea, Evan Randolph, C. Stevenson Newhall, Robert E. Strawbridge, Charles Roberts, Anthony J. Felix, Edmund Nash, Thomas H. Keevill, Mrs. John Jackson, David S. Mathers, Mrs. Henry C. Biddle, J. Henry Scattergood, Isaac H. Clothier, III, Robert H. Durbin, Edward L. Wingert, George Steele, Hugh Leahy, Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., William E. Lingelbach, Frederick M. Thayer. Four Freedoms war bond show, 1943.. 14 1 The booklet, entitled The Four Freedoms War Bond Show, is the official report of the showing at Strawbridge & Clothier. In it are the planning for the show, remarks made by Isaac H. Clothier, Jr., associated events, advertisements for the show, and the amount of money raised by the show through war bond sales for the week of the show, May 15-22, 1943. The smaller booklet, U.S. Treasury Department and Saturday Evening Post War Bond Show, announces the show and the reasons for supporting the war effort. There are four color prints of the the Four Freedoms paintings by Norman Rockwell that were the center piece of the show. - Page 29 -
VI.. Suburban stores VI.. Suburban stores. Box Folder Ardmore store, opened 1930, 1930, 1949 January 22, 1980 May 10, undated.. 6 1 Identified persons include Edith O'Brien, Nell Eichenberger, Sue Barrie, Roy Williams, Vice President of Suburban Square Company, Peter S. Strawbridge, Deborah Faragher, Ardmore Store Manager. Ardmore store, opened 1930, 1930, undated.. 24 4 Ardmore store, undated.. 26 12 Burlington, NJ store, opened 1982, 1981 November, undated.. 6 2 All but one of the photographs are of the store under construction. Burlington store, 1992 May, undated.. 26 13 Cherry Hill Mall store, opened 1961, 1956 April 26, 1960 September 21, 1961, undated.. 6 3 Photographs include construction of the store and the contents of the cornerstone. Identified persons include Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., G. Stockton Strawbridge, Eugene Mori, Dwight G. Perkins, Joseph M. McCrane, Samuel P. Orlando. There is one folding color brochure for Cherry HIll Mall. - Page 30 -
VI.. Suburban stores Cherry Hill Mall store, opened 1961, undated.. 24 5 Store exteriors. Cherry Hill store, 1992 May, undated.. 26 14 Christiana Mall store, opened 1978, undated.. 6 4 Christiana Mall store, opened 1978, undated.. 24 6 Architectural rendering of the west elevation of the store. Interior mall entrance. Christiana Mall store, 1992 May, undated.. 26 15 Concord Mall store, 1992 May, undated.. 26 16 Included in this folder are images of the architect's model and an artist's sketches. Echelon Mall store, opened 1970, 1969, 1969 August-September, 1970 October 1, 1970, undated.. 6 5 Identified persons included Jim Rouse, G. Stockton Strawbridge, Mike Hanson (President of Lit Brothers), Anna E. Strawbridge, Randall Copeland, Francis Strawbridge, III, Ed Dodds. Photographs include groundbreaking and laying of the cornerstone. There is one aerial shot of the mall and the surrounding area. The pennant is for the Echelon Mall. - Page 31 -
VI.. Suburban stores Echelon Mall store, 1992 May.. 26 17 Exton Mall store, opened 1973, 1971, 1971 August 1, 1972 March 1, 1972 December 29, 1973 February 20, 1973 March 5, undated.. 6 6 Photographs include property before, during, and after construction. There are a series of aerial shots as well. Identified persons include G. Stockton Strawbridge, Peter S. Strawbridge, Ed Dodds(?), Jim Rouse, Anna E. Strawbridge, Randall Copeland. Exton Mall store, opened 1973, 1971.. 24 7 Groundbreaking ceremony. Exton Mall store, 1992 May, undated.. 26 18 Zook House near Exton Square store, 1997 May 25, undated.. 6 7 The Zook House was restored and preserved when the mall was built. The printed item in the folder gives the history of the house as well as its uses after restoration. It also provides a brief bio of the artist who created the engraving, Fletcher MacNeill. The newspaper clipping refers to the Zook-Rodney house, which is a different structure to the Zook House that appears in the photograph and engraving. The houses are geographically close to one another. Jenkintown store, opened 1931, 1931, 1953 December-1954 January, 1954 September 11, 1958, undated.. 6 8 - Page 32 -
VI.. Suburban stores Jenkintown store, opened 1931, 1931, 1955, 1958.. 24 8 Store exteriors. Aerial view. Drawing. Jenkintown store, undated.. 26 19 Many of the images are from the Jenkintown relocation sale. Identified persons include Camille Heppard. King of Prussia Mall store, 1987 August 31, undated.. 6 9 King of Prussia Mall store, undated.. 24 9 King of Prussia Mall store, 1992 May, undated.. 27 1 Neshaminy Mall store, opened 1968, 1968, undated.. 6 10 Identified person includes Peter Strawbridge. Neshaminy Mall store, opened 1968, 1968, undated.. 24 10 Store exteriors, including "official photo." Three architectural renderings. Neshaminy Mall store, 1970, 1992 May, undated.. 27 2 - Page 33 -
VI.. Suburban stores Plymouth Meeting Mall store, opened 1966, 1964 October 21, 1965 September 16, 1965 October, 1966, undated.. 6 11 Identified persons include G. Stockton Strawbridge, Anna E. Strawbridge, Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., Francis Strawbridge, Sr., J. Clayton Strawbridge, Peter S. Strawbridge, Francis R. Strawbridge, III, David Strawbridge (?). Plymouth Meeting Mall store, opened 1966, undated.. 24 11 Identified persons include G. Stockton Strawbridge. Store exterior and interior mall entrance. Plymounth Meeting Mall store, 1992 May, undated.. 27 3 Springfield Mall store, opened 1964, 1960 August 24, 1962 July 27, 1963 February, 1963 March, 1963 April, 1963 May, 1963 June, 1963 July, 1963 August, 1963 September, 1963 October, 1963 November, 1963 December, 1964 January 23, 1964 February 12, 1964 March 7, undated.. 6 12 Photographs include before, during and after construction. There are many photographs of the grand opening. The color shots are of the store before the doors were opened to customers. Identified persons include G. Stockton Strawbridge, Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., Randall Copeland, Francis R. Strawbridge, III, Francis R. Strawbridge, Sr., Peter S. Strawbridge. - Page 34 -
VI.. Suburban stores Springfield Mall store, opened 1964, undated.. 24 12 Store exteriors. No print of one of the negatives. Springfield store, 1970, 1992 May, undated.. 27 4 Identified persons include Ed Dodds, Francis Strawbridge, III. Willow Grove Park store, 1992 May, undated.. 27 5 Included are images of the store under construction, sketches of the completed store, and the mall. Willow Grove Amusement Park, undated.. 27 6 Willow Grove Amusement Park was the site of the Willow Grove Park Mall. Wilmington, Delaware store, opened 1952 (Merchandise Mart, Edgemoor, Delaware), 1951 July 25, 1951 November, 1952 October 1, 1952, undated.. 6 13 Photograph include construction of the store, interiors, and exteriors. Also included are laying of the cornerstone, preparing the store for opening, and staff. Identified persons include Don Loftus (Board Chairman, Merchandise Mart), Robert E. Strawbridge, Dwight Perkins, Elbert N. Carvel (Governor of Delaware), J. Caleb Bogg (Delaware Congressman), Nicholas dupont (Merchandise Mart Director), - Page 35 -
VI.. Suburban stores P.S. dupont III (Merchandise Mart Director), George Weymouth (Merchandise Mart Director), Thomas E. Brittingham (Merchandise Mart Director), G. Stockton Strawbridge, J. Clayton Strawbridge. Wilmington, Delaware store, opened 1952 (Merchandise Mart, Edgemoor, Delaware), 1952, undated.. 24 13 Includes one aerial shot of the store. Wilmington store, undated.. 27 7 Architectural models of unidentified branch store, undated.. 12 The models are by Morganelli-Heumann and Associates. Suburban stores, exteriors, undated.. 14 3 Exterior shots of Ardmore and Wilmington. Aerial shot of Plymouth Meeting Mall. Unknown store, undated.. 24 14 Interiors. Suburban stores, unknown locations, undated.. 27 8 Unidentified shopping malls, undated.. 27 9 - Page 36 -
VII.. Delivery: wagons and trucks/distribution center/service building/wholesale... Unidentified groundbreakings, 1972 July-August, undated.. 7 4 Identified persons include J. Clayton Strawbridge, Francis R. Strawbridge, Sr., Dwight Perkins, G. Stockton Strawbridge, Randall Copeland, Peter S. Strawbridge, Winthrop Schwab, Francis R. Strawbridge, Jr., Francis R. Strawbridge, III. Unidentified groundbreakings, undated.. 24 17 VII.. Delivery: wagons and trucks/distribution center/service building/wholesale building/ warehouses. Box Folder Horse-drawn delivery wagons, 1887?, 1899, 1900, 1909, 1911, undated.. 7 1 Horse-drawn delivery wagons, undated.. 24 15 Horse-drawn vehicles, 1907, 1909, undated.. 11 Delivery trucks (1st truck bought in 1909) 1909-1st regular automobile delivery, 1909?, 1911, 1911-1913, 1916, circa 1920, 1922.. 7 2 Delivery trucks (1st truck bought in 1909) 1909-1st regular automobile delivery, circa 1909, circa 1911, circa 1920, 1922, 1928, undated.. 24 16 Includes 1 negative of text-only message about Delivery Department. - Page 37 -
VII.. Delivery: wagons and trucks/distribution center/service building/wholesale... Delivery service, 1906, undated.. 25 19 Includes slides of both horse-drawn wagons and trucks. Wholesale department, 1879-1925, 1897 March 4, undated.. 7 3 Distribution center (near airport), opened 1970, 1969 January 2, 1970, undated.. 7 5 Identified persons include G. Stockton Strawbridge, Mrs. G. Stockton Strawbridge, Randall Copeland, Mayor James Tate, Ed Dodds(?). Distribution center, undated.. 25 20 Filbert and Arch Street service building, 1924 August 2, 1962 August, 1964 April 22, 1964(?), undated.. 7 6 Identified persons include G. Stockton Strawbridge, Dwight Perkins. Filbert and Arch Street service building, 1959, undated.. 24 18 Wholesale building and factory, Filbert above 8th (North building), 1897.. 7 7 Wholesale building and factory, Filbert above 8th (North building), 1897.. 24 19 Warehouses: Poplar Street and Race Street, 1918 July 18, circa 1919, 1968, undated.. 7 8 - Page 38 -