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Flyer with printed advertisement ”From the Cash Store of Charles E. Wills, Retail Dealer in Boots & Shoes, And Rubber Goods, Bank Block, Homer, N.Y. Rogers Paper Co., Tribune Building, New York.”Picture of elegant store front decked with all manner of footwear, and people flocking around, including a Black gentleman in striped trousers, a portly fellow, and a Chinese gentleman. "
G2002.011
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1875
flyer
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Homer, NY
Charles E. Wills
boots
shoes