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Title:
John L. Markham Dry Goods Advertisements
Description:
Broadside for a general store owned by John L. Markham (formerly owned by J. W. Cheeks), advertising dry goods, notions, groceries, hardware, boots, shoes, hats, caps, clothing, iron, nails, Dixie plows, straw cutters, Geiser separators, Nissen Wagons, Spac's wagons, Ober's fertilizers, sea fowl guano, best Peruvian guano, chemicals for making home fertilizers, school books, and Keep's celebrated patent partly-made shirts. The brick store was located on the corner of Main and Mangum streets in Durham.
Source:
Bryan Tyson Papers, 1857-1903, Oversize, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Dry-goods -- North Carolina -- Durham -- History
Advertising -- History -- 19th century
Advertising -- Dry goods
Durham (N.C.) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century
Merchants -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham

Geographic Term:
Durham (N.C.)

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