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[[Image:ellw.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]ELLWANGER BROS.  In 1869 Ellwanger Brothers established a harness shop at 1256 Central. In 1930 the company continued to ship their products as far as Montana and Texas. The firm made a specialty of hand-sewn harness.
[[Image:ellw.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier]]ELLWANGER BROS.  In 1869 Ellwanger Brothers established a harness shop at 1256 Central. In 1930 the company continued to ship their products as far as Montana and Texas. The firm made a specialty of hand-sewn harness.


The 1870-1871 ''Dubuque City Directory'' gave the address of this business as the east side of Clay between 12th and 13th.
The 1870-1871 ''Dubuque City Directory'' gave the address of this business as the east side of Clay between 12th and 13th.

Revision as of 03:37, 13 September 2015

Photo courtesy: Bob Reding
Photo courtesy: Joseph Jacobsmeier

ELLWANGER BROS. In 1869 Ellwanger Brothers established a harness shop at 1256 Central. In 1930 the company continued to ship their products as far as Montana and Texas. The firm made a specialty of hand-sewn harness.

The 1870-1871 Dubuque City Directory gave the address of this business as the east side of Clay between 12th and 13th.

The 1873-74 Dubuque City Directory listed the east side of Clay 4 north of 12th.

The 1874-1875 through 1930 Dubuque City Directory listed 1256 Clay.

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"Harness Shop Here Sixty Years Ago is Still Doing Business," Telegraph Herald, April 30, 1930.