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| Title | Chester Powell, delivery boy for Star Merc. Store |
| Date of Original | 190-? |
| Description | A view of a man leaning against a wagon that has an umbrella that says "Beck Clothing Co. always the cheapest." The wagon is being pulled by two horses that have blankets over them. On the right is a wooden porch. There are trees in the background. |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Horses
Horse teams
Carts & wagons
Men
Umbrellas
Porches
Dirt roads
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| Personal Name | Beck, Morris, 1864-1942
Powell, Chester
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| Organization Name | Beck Clothing Company (Jamestown, N.D.)
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| Location | Stutsman County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
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| Item Number | ST268 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 25 cm. |
| Transcription | "Chester Powell, delivery boy for Star Merc. Store"--Handwritten on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | According to Writer's Block by Bruce Berg there was a Beck Clothing on Main Street or within a stone's throw from the Main Avenue.
Morris Beck established Beck Clothing Store in 1906 with A.E. Simmons and L.B. Niemeyer. The company purchased the entire Opera House Block from Lloyds. Beck's Clothing Co. in 1961 was the only firm still operating in Jamestown under its original name, which appeared as an ad in the Stutsman County Democrat as early as September 1905. The men's store advertised "as good all-around overcoats as any tailor can make." Prices were quoted from $10 to $25. The store, dealing in men and boys apparel, remained in business until 1970.
"Men were not neglected in the Fifth Avenue array of shops. Beck's Clothing Store was established in the early 1880's and served the male population of Jamestown until into the 1970's. They carried men's and boy's clothing and children's shoes |
| Bibliographic Reference | Century of Stories, Jamestown and Stutsman County, 1883-1983. Fort Seward Historical Society, 1983. p. 125, 323.
Berg, Bruce. Writer's block : Jamestown people and places. 2004. |
| Repository Institution | Stutsman County Memorial Museum
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| Repository Collection | Stutsman County Memorial Museum Photographs
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| Credit Line | Stutsman County Memorial Museum, Jamestown, N.D. (ST268) |
| Rights Management | Owned by Stutsman County Memorial Museum. |
| Ordering Information | Stutsman County Memorial Museum
Phone: 701-252-6741
Address: Box 1002, Jamestown, N.D. 58401
Open: Memorial Day - September, 10am-5pm Weekdays and 1pm-5pm Weekends. |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmST268 |
