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From: Sam Mathews-Lamb <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, 30 April, 1999 09:01 AM
Subject: QUERY: Furniture Purchases at Hennessy's Department Store


>Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 08:40:15 -0500
>From: "Dean, Patty" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> I am currently researching furniture purchases made by a wide range of
> individuals at Hennessy's Department Store in Butte, MT, ca. 1910.  The
> general consensus has always been that Hennessy's was a "company store"
> for this mining community.  I would be interested in hearing from others
> exactly what constitutes a "company store".  Citations for publications or
> papers on the "company store" defining or arguing what one is (or isn't!)
> would be deeply appreciated. Thanks!
> Patty Dean
> Supervisory Curator, Museum Collections Dept.
> Minnesota Historical Society
> 345 Kellogg Boulevard West
> St. Paul, MN  55102-1906 USA
>
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