Stores, Retail

Horse and wagon in front of the B.F. Wallace bicycle store in Independence, Missouri. All persons are unidentified. Benjamin Franklin Wallace was the grandfather of Bess Wallace Truman. B.F. Wallace served as mayor of Independence, and this photo may date from one of his campaigns. From: Jackson County Historical Society.

From left to right, Martin Casper, John Bates, Chauncey Carroll, Charley LaVell, Charley Hill, Wallace M. Gregg, G.M. Nichol, John Hill, John White, Walter S. Gregg, and Mr. Bruner in front of the G.M. Nichol store at 109 West Lexington, Independence, Missouri. Nichol was the forerunner of the Independence Hardware Company at 114 South Main street. From: Jackson County Historical Society, Stanley Gregg collection.

Julius Rummell (right) and an unidentified man (left) at the Rummell and Reick shoe store on the west side of the square of Independence, Missouri. From: Jackson County Historical Society, the Stanley Gregg collection.

Hermann Reick (right) stands with an unidentified person in front of the Rummell Harness shop on the north side of Independence, Missouri square. From the Jackson County Historical Society, Stanley Gregg collection.

A section of Liberty Street, downtown Independence, Missouri. Knights of Pythias upstairs. Sturges School Book Store in the same room with Rider Real Estate Co. From: Ethel Noland.

Interior of Clinton's drug store, Independence, Missouri. Harry S. Truman worked at Clinton's when he was fourteen years old. From a magazine, "Independence, Missouri, 1902."

Interior view of Modie's store in Independence, Missouri. From a magazine, "Independence Missouri, 1902."

Stove display inside J.D. Clements Hardware store, Grandview, Missouri. Fred Clements is the small boy seated on the bench (extreme left). Standing: Dave Clements; George Clements; Joe Idol. From: Mrs. Roger Smith, Grandview, Missouri

Photo of a department store (Berkson Bros.) window display featuring World War I memorabilia and displaying a copy of the poem "In Flanders Fields." The donor believes it to be in connection with the dedication of the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. From: Mrs. J. A. Forrester, 1651 So. 109 E. Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma