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Gray and Guerdan/Guerdan Hat Co.

Thread starter DaveProc
Start date Sep 16, 2020

Sep 16, 2020

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DaveProc

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Info on Guerdan Hat Co. St. Louis Mo.

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1889

1902

1904

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1912

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June 1923

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August 1923

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September 1923

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April1940

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June 1943

Sept 1943

December 1949

December 1949

1970

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1975

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1876-1891

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1a Rolla_Herald_Thu__Nov_13__1879_.jpg

2 St__Louis_Globe_Democrat_Sun__Nov_14__1886_.jpg

3 St__Louis_Globe_Democrat_Thu__Nov_11__1886_.jpg

6 St__Louis_Globe_Democrat_Sat__Dec_6__1890_.jpg

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1892-1908

7 b St__Louis_Post_Dispatch_Sat__Nov_19__1892_.jpg

7a St__Louis_Post_Dispatch_Thu__Jan_7__1892_.jpg

7a1 St__Louis_Globe_Democrat_Mon__Feb_6__1893_.jpg

7c St__Louis_Post_Dispatch_Thu__Oct_12__1893_.jpg

8 St__Louis_Globe_Democrat_Wed__Oct_28__1896_.jpg

9 St__Louis_Globe_Democrat_Mon__Jun_24__1901_.jpg

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11 St__Louis_Globe_Democrat_Sun__Mar_25__1906_.jpg

12 St__Louis_Post_Dispatch_Sun__May_31__1908_.jpg

13 The_Jewish_Voice_Fri__Jun_12__1908_.jpg

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1860s

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1870s

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1880s

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1900-1906

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BobHufford

Thanks Dave! Can you tell I've been abusing Dave's research capabilities?

A Stetson Stratoliner from Guerdan's store.

The old manufacturing facility.

One of the stores was located in the Frisco Building (in the first floor far right in this photo).

That location today.

Sep 16, 2020

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DaveProc

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BobHufford said:
Thanks Dave! Can you tell I've been abusing Dave's research capabilities?

A Stetson Stratoliner from Guerdan's store.

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The old manufacturing facility.

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One of the stores was located in the Frisco Building (in the first floor far right in this photo).

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That location today.

View attachment 261960

More to come...

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1906-1919

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