The Wanamaker diary, 1922.

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The Wanamaker diary, 1922.

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Entries open with the weather and go on to record Mrs. Baker's daily activities in 1922. She noted visits to and from friends, going to the store, cooking, suppers, and attending church on Sunday. She described a January blizzard in some detail.

1 v. (495 p.) ; 19 cm.

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Baker, Forrest S.

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Mrs. Forrest Baker resided in Rising Sun, Md. From the description of The Wanamaker diary, 1922. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122503705 ...

John Wanamaker (Firm)

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Wanamaker's legendary department stores were oalaces of consumption that turned shopping into an event for ordinary people. Born in Philadelphia in 1838, John Wanamaker pioneered the concept of the department store. In 1861 Wanamaker and his brother-in-law, Nathan Brown, opened Oak Hall, a men's clothing store. In 1876, intending to open a central market like London's Royal Exchange or Paris' Les Halles, he converted an abandoned Pennysylvania Railroad depot into a multipurpose clothing and spec...