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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Have you ever used a hair curler or hair crimping gadget? Have you ever had a permanent? If so, you are getting closer to discovering Charles Nessler.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Inventions
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Garfinckel's was a prominent department store chain that catered to elite consumers, including government leaders and their wives, and carved out a high-end retail niche in Washington, DC for 85 years.
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
An approximate notion of the bulk of the business may be gathered from the statement that Mr. Woolworth imports a larger tonnage of toys and tree ornaments than all other United States buyers put together, or over one half of the product of the world.
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Interested in how to do Business Research at the Library of Congress? Attend our Virtual Business Research Orientation on May 11, from 1-2 pm!
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Library of Congress continually leaves me awestruck with the vast amount of information they have available, and the accuracy and quickness that they provide research and reference services to our patrons.
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The brainchild of editor, writer, and publisher Victorio Velasco, the Seattle Filipino Forum was one of the many newspapers aimed at the early 20th century's growing Filipino community in Seattle and the broader Pacific Northwest.
Posted in: Asian American History, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Ida Rosenthal and Sara Little Turnbull share a connection to a garment most women in America, and many around the world, wear every day: the brassiere, more commonly called the bra.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Library has many resources for someone studying the Gilded Age - find out more about them.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This particular directory, listed information on where people lived as well as their occupations. So not only is the directory useful for genealogy research, it is also helpful for business historians including those who want to better understand the Black community in Boston and how they made their living.
Posted in: African American History, Business