1997 Morton-Simmons Hardware Wichita KS Postcard Rick Geary

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KEEN KUTTER WICHITA BOSTCARD CLUB NEWS 1997 THE MORTON SIMMONS HARDWARE CON KEEN KUTTER SEAR 097 THE MORTO WICHITA POSTCARD CLUB P.O. BOX 780282 WICHITA, KANSAS 67278-0282 USA

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WICHITA POSTCARD CLUB PO BOX 780282 WICHITA KS 67278-0282 Lyle Pa. Reed Lyfe B. Reed President Morothy Sphuson Dorothy L. Johnson Secretary MEMBER 1997 Srey home t Larry Hromek Vice President Hal Rose Hal Ross Treasurer 12 Hal Ottaway Editor Sheep & Baker Sheryl J. Baker Historian Postcard Design By Rick Geary Historical Note: In 1905 the Saint Louis-based Simmons Hardware Company selected Wichita as the site of one of its satellite warehouses, the Morton-Simmons Hardware Company. Named for I.W. Morton, a vice president of Simmons Hardware Company, this building is located on the north side of First Street, between Rock Island and Mosley. The famous Keen Kutter trademark adorns the great clock tower/water tower. In its day the Simmons Hardware Company supplied virtually everything necessary to tame the West. M Toorop San Leandro CA