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- I remember it well
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- Bryan-Stevenson
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- Alas, hidden from view
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- Details, Details
- What's that building to the left of the tower?
- Coal Barges
- Bromo-Seltzer
- Inner harbor
- The Basin
- What a headache!
- Giant stepladder?
- Yeah, it was cold
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- Cold
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Headquarters: 1942
August 1942. "Detroit, Michigan. Children." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the U.S. Foreign Information Service. View full size.
Children, stamps and coins, and a mom?
Or is that big sister?
Associated with the business behind?
I assume that three if not four on that group photo were never allowed access behind the transaction counter.
The three on the left
look like siblings.
Interesting there was a big enough business in war medals that Mr. Fratcher included it in his wall ad. I'm guessing that market was a result of the Great Depression. Soon, there would be a lot more war medals out there.
Time travelers
At first glance I saw that kid in the middle and thought it was a mid-60s pic. A striped shirt does that every time. The haircuts on the boys kinda give that vibe too.
Collector extraordinaire
The owner of Michigan Stamp and Coin Company was William Frederick Fratcher. He also contributed to the founding of The Numismatist magazine by trading a printing press to the actual founder. Here is an exhaustive (or exhausting) history of Mr. Fratcher.
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