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Monday, May 27, 2013
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The Made In Davenport Exposition of 1910: “One Dandy Big Fine Time”
In September of 1910, the manufacturers of Davenport held the first “Made in Davenport” Exposition from Monday, September 12 to the following Saturday evening. According to an article in the Davenport Democrat on September 11, an ‘army of carpenters … Continue reading