Sears and Roebuck Building, Memphis, Tennessee

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.date.accessioned	2007-10-26T20:43:50Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-10-26T20:43:50Z	-
dc.date.issued	1940	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10267/166	-
dc.description	This 3x5 image is included in a postcard folder Memphis Tennessee the Gateway to the South and West, dated about 1940	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This is an image of the Sears Crosstown Building at 495 N. Watkins in Memphis, Tennessee. On August 8, 1927, Mayor Rowlett Paine cut a red ribbon officially opening the eleven storied, brand-new Sears, Roebuck Catalog Order Plant and Retail Store. It was the 14th buiding Sears had opened in just two. It quickly grew into one of the largest retail centers in the city.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Rhodes College Postcard Collection	en_US
dc.rights	Rhodes College owns the rights to the archival digital images in this repository. Images are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include private research and scholarship, teaching, and student projects. For additional information please contact archives@rhodes.edu.	-
dc.subject	Automobiles	-
dc.subject	Memphis (Tenn.)	en_US
dc.subject	Postcards)	en_US
dc.subject	Images	en_US
dc.subject	Commercial buildings	en_US
dc.title	Sears and Roebuck Building, Memphis, Tennessee	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Memphis, Tennessee Gateway to the South and West about 1940	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
Appears in Collections:	Rhodes College Postcard Collection

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