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                <text>"If you can't find it at Schwab's, you don't need it!" 

A. Schwab Trading Co. has been always been a place to go and buy staple items. Their long history as a sundries store has earned them the distinction of the oldest store on Beale St. 

This collection contains items related to different types of business that the Schwab family has conducted over the years. From Schwab's Nature Soap to correspondence with different vendors and manufacturers, this collection gives us examples of how business operated in the historic store.</text>
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              <text>&lt;p&gt;Thank you letter from Bersted Manufacturing Company in regards to a product quote from August 3, 1951.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The letter includes a personal message from Leo Schwab to Sam Schwab that the fan season is over.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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              <text>Copyright 2013 A. Schwab Trading Co. All rights reserved. Use and reproduction is prohibited without consent of A. Schwab Trading Co.</text>
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              <text>Related to items 01.0016 and 01.0016-1</text>
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