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CA BWGPL LHC-BraPh-BW1906-2017-03-27-35
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Whimster & Wilcox Storefront
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- 1906 (Creation)
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The article accompanying this photograph gives a quick history of Whimster & Wilcox Store, owned by J.E. Hodgson in 1906. It was located at 16 Holland Street West, and was immediately east of the Queen's Hotel. It began in Aurora by James Whimster and a Mr. Wilcox in 1886, though in 1904 it was launched in Bradford by Charles Elliot. The store featured dried goods, furnishings, clothing, and groceries.
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English
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See Local History Room: LH 071.13Bra Page 20 for more information
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- J.E. Hodgson (Subject)
- Charles Elliot (Subject)
- James Whimster (Subject)