“1890's Antique PAINT STORE INTERIOR Photo with FOUR CAST IRON STRING HOLDERS”

Upon closer inspection with a magnifying glass it looks like they are selling cans of house and floor paint. “Bert” (center) is making a purchase. There are no markings on the back so I haven’t a clue who he is, but I sure would like to know his story.

I especially like the man on the far right as he gives a side eyed glance toward the camera, with an air of both curiosity and suspicion.

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Here is a cigar smoking fur trader standing outside of a butcher shop, sometime in the late 1890s or early 1900s. He is carrying some sort of animal or pelt. You can see the same man standing in the second photo. It’s hard to see but there is a “Swifts Pressed Ham” sign hanging from the ceiling. There are various cuts of meat on the counter and a scale to weigh them.

Between the hair, clothing, and type of photo mount Sherlock Cohn, The Photo Genealogist dates this photo somewhere between 1897 and 1905, most likely right at the turn of the century. There is some very faint, but as of yet unintelligible, writing on the back.

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Here is a cigar smoking fur trader standing outside of a butcher shop, sometime in the late 1890s or early 1900s. He is carrying some sort of animal or pelt. You can see the same man standing in the second photo. It’s hard to see but there is a “Swifts Pressed Ham” sign hanging from the ceiling. There are various cuts of meat on the counter and a scale to weigh them.

Between the hair, clothing, and type of photo mount Sherlock Cohn, The Photo Genealogist dates this photo somewhere between 1897 and 1905, most likely right at the turn of the century. There is some very faint, but as of yet unintelligible, writing on the back.

This young man is standing at the counter of what appears to be some sort of wallpaper store or studio. It looks like he is measuring or cutting. There are rolls of wallpaper behind him in the shelves and leaning against the wall.

An old-timey grocery store photo taken July 4, 1899 (according to the notes on the front and back).

The back of this old-timey auto parts store photograph reads: ”Kelley-Springfield Co. Miami, Okla. - Tim McGregor age 15 and owner 1916”

I am pretty sure I found a Tim McGregor from the area about that age who died in 1985. I still need to do some research but it is neat trying to find the story of this young man, the store owner, and the store.

This is a street scene on Second Street in Fall River, Massachusetts after the blizzard on November 26, 1898.

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The back of this old-timey clothing store photo says "The Live Wire Gang of 80 Main" and lists the following people: "Fisher, O'Brien, Stoner, Bird, Evans".

Research suggests it is the James R. Evans and Co. Store of Bradford, PA.

“Mother’s Store at 60th and Peoria

Clara - Mother - Martha”

Here‘ a lovely old-timey store photo I’m guessing from the early 1900s. The only info I have is what is written on the back (quoted above). What do you think their stories are? Possibly Illinois, but just a guess.

Another old-timey store photo. I am guessing this is early 1940s but I’m not sure. Note the “Monarch Pancake Flour” boxes among the many other vintage grocery items.

I first see that type of flour in newspaper ads in the late 1910s but it stuck around for a while. The men and woman’s clothing makes me thing closer to 1940.

Along with this photo of A. B. Clark Meats and Groceries came a store receipt dating from 1911 and an account ledger book details several pages of customers and their purchases.

I don’t know much at all about this old-timey clothing store photo, but I love it. It evocatively captures an every day moment of yesteryear. I see what appears to be a spittoon sitting on top of some newspaper in the center of the floor. What else do you see?

A nice old-timey general store antique photo identified as being from Norfolk, Nebraska. I’m guessing from the 1890s or early 1900s.

The back of this old-timey store photo says the following:

Olen’s (Arthur)

City Drug Store

Quitaque, Tx. 1927-28

There’s also a name that appears to read “Clyde Pipkin”. Some initial research suggests a few possibilities.

I believe the woman here is Dierce McMullen Huddleston (1886-1943) at her jewelry and watch store in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her name is connected to a few different jewelry stores in the 1920s and 1930s. There’s also a mention of her connected to the Oklahoma School of Watchmaking. Tragically, she was killed in a car accident at the age of 57. I’m working on writing up her story and will share it soon. Thanks to Sherlock Cohn, The Photo Genealogist for her help in analyzing this photo.

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All of these details offer compelling evidence that this photo from 1914 is of the A. L. Lockwood Bakery and Ice Cream Parlor at 1225 Park Ave. in Oneida Square, Utica, New York.

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A cigar chomping butcher, knife in hand, stands behind the counter of his store in Snyder, Oklahoma in January of 1925.

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