G. C. Murphy store employee at sidewalk sale, Franklin, Indiana, June 1959
| Description: |
Snapshot of a G.C. Murphy female employee in front of the store during a sidewalk sale.From a collection of photographs depicting the G.C. Murphy store and employees during Maxwell Street Days, named after a similar event in Chicago and sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The event took place June 11, 12, and 13, 1959, according to ads in the Franklin Evening Star newspaper and signage visible in the photos. Other signage celebrating the 53rd anniversary of G. C. Murphy stores confirms the date. The company was founded in 1906 and celebrated its 53rd anniversary in 1959. [See images ia-0321-c001-0002 through ia-0321-c001-0025 for more photos from this collection.] |
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| Origin: | 1959-06 |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/68E98DDB-B8B2-4D1D-B311-553286181448 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
56 East Jefferson Street, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, United States 40.487381,-86.132428 |
| Subjects: |
Tobolski Family Collection / Franklin IN G. C. Murphy Photographs Employees Sales Department stores G. C. Murphy Company Franklin (Ind.) Johnson County (Ind.) |
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