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Girard Family Stores (Philadelphia, Pa.) Photograph Collection

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Girard Family Stores was a company owned by William H. Eden and sold in 1926 when he became a vice-president of American Stores Company (ACME Markets).

Collection of 30 black and white photographs which are the work of the Ricker Studio, 123 South Eleventh Street, Philadelphia. Photographs generally depict interiors and exteriors of individual stores without addresses. Includes an interior photograph of the company offices at 202 North 21st Street, an interior of the company warehouse, and a view of the delivery fleet, as well as contains photographs of the Girard Family Store product line.

Arranged by subject.

Received in 1996.

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in July 2015.

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Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
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Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
Finding Aid Date
March 2024
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Collection is open for research.

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The Girard Family Stores (Philadelphia, Pa) Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

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