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A General Store with Staff in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1900

A General Store with Staff in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1900

Title

A General Store with Staff in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1900

Description

Dating from around 1900, this is a shot of a general store with its staff taking a moment to pose for the camera. General stores were very common in the early 1900's in rural communities like Oskaloosa, Iowa. In the center of the photograph is a small sign advertising the selling of biscuits and other breads from the National Biscuit Company, formerly known as the American Biscuit Company. In 1898, the company changed its name and operated out of 114 different cracker bakeries around the country. Today, the National Biscuit Company (also known as Nabisco) operates under Kraft Foods.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-23"

Rights

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Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

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http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,219

Collection