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BOTT SHOE STORE. A local joke once went as follows--When seeing a person with new shoes, a person would say, "Did you Kopp (for Kopp Shoes) them? The reply was, "No, I Bott them." | [[Image:PAGE.jpg|right|thumb|200px|(Store at the far right.)Photo courtesy: Catherine Page]]BOTT SHOE STORE. A local joke once went as follows--When seeing a person with new shoes, a person would say, "Did you Kopp (for Kopp Shoes) them? The reply was, "No, I Bott them." | ||
The 1941 and 1945 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 640 Main. | The 1941 and 1945 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 640 Main. | ||
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"He Wore Gold Coins in His Vest," Telegraph Herald, October 17, 1937, p. 7 | "He Wore Gold Coins in His Vest," ''Telegraph Herald'', October 17, 1937, p. 7 | ||
[[Category: Shoe/Boot Retailers]] | [[Category: Shoe/Boot Retailers]] | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 19 July 2015
BOTT SHOE STORE. A local joke once went as follows--When seeing a person with new shoes, a person would say, "Did you Kopp (for Kopp Shoes) them? The reply was, "No, I Bott them."
The 1941 and 1945 Dubuque City Directory listed 640 Main.
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"He Wore Gold Coins in His Vest," Telegraph Herald, October 17, 1937, p. 7