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Mandel Brothers Department Store: Circa 1885
A circa 1885 image depicting a boy in a smoking jacket and cigar, related to the Mandel Brothers department store. The Mandel Brothers department store, which became a leading Chicago retailer, was founded in 1855 by Bavarian immigrants Solomon Mandel and his uncle Simon Klein. Their first store was on Clark Street. In 1865, Solomon's brothers Leon and Emanuel joined, changing the name to Mandel Bros. The business grew, purchasing goods in New York and Paris and selling in Chicago. By the 1880s, their State and Madison Streets store employed around 800 people.
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Arc.MS.56, Volume 10, Page 15