Framed Group of Original Photographs and Ephemera Related to the Brockton Public Market and the J.W. Shaw Co. of Brockton, Massachus...

Description:

Framed Group of Original Photographs and Ephemera Related to the Brockton PublicMarket and the J.W. Shaw Co. of Brockton, Massachusetts, including employee and store exterior and interior photographs.

Provenance: In the late 19th century, the Brockton Public Market was located in Brockton and New Bedford by Maynard Davis. At the same time, J.W. Shaw Co. Food Store was located at the corner of Belmont St. and Main St. in Brockton and Benjamin Vining Loude was a partner in the Shaw store. In 1919, the two retailers merged and would soon become New England's Shaw's Supermarkets. These photographs and other related lots in this auction were consigned by relatives of Benjamin V. Loude.
Estimate $250-350

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