Working in the Archival collections this morning, I came
across this postcard from the Davis Brothers store in Elk River. From the collection, it appears Davis
Brothers issued a series of postcards for each month in 1911 and 1912. No doubt mass produced, the post cards
highlight the efforts of local businesses to promote themselves.
Unfortunately, we do not have a great deal of information
about Davis Brothers in Elk River.
Andrew Davis created the mercantile.
He first worked with H. H. Wheaton.
Later he joined partnership with H. J. Heebner. The fire of 1902 destroyed the company. Out of the ashes, Davis built the mercantile
that became Davis Bros. He led the
company until his death in 1922.
In addition to the promotional cards, two undated photos in
the collection illustrate business growth for Davis Bros. The first is the actual store, the photo most
likely is dated around 1910. The second
photo shows Davis Bros. delivery truck, dated in the late 1920s.
Like so many small businesses, scattered, unrelated materials
document the existence of the business.
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