Trade catalogs of department stores and mail order, 1891-1968.
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William Meyers & Co.
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Marshall Field & Company
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Maze (Firm)
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Montgomery & Company.
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F.B. Mills (Firm)
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Macy's (Firm)
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Mahler Bros.
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James McCutcheon & Co.
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Mestre & Blatgʹe.
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McWhorter, Weaver & Co.
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C.R. Maltby Co.
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Montgomery Ward
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Montgomery Ward, the world's first general merchandise mail-order business, issued its first single sheet catalog in 1872. By 1887, the Chicago based company had annual sales exceeding $1,000,000 and in 1889 it became a privately held corporation. In 1893, founder Aaron Montgomery Ward sold his controlling interest to partner George R. Thorne, and the company became a public corporation in 1919. In 1931, Sewell L. Avery became chairman and chief executive officer. His te...