Bus. Business and Industry

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This collection contains the daily accounting ledger for Eagle Clothing House, located in Troy, Ohio. The first recorded date is Thursday, September 4, 1890, and the last date is Monday, September 19, 1892.

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This collection consists of three sets of architectural drawings of homes in the Dayton area, including the homes of Gordon T. Milde, W. A. Chryst, and John and Ellen Berry.

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The collection consists of: Scientific Kites and how to Fly them - a 15-page illustrated pamphlet used as a sales catalogue for E.I. Horsman

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Mimeographed letter from the Secretary of War Newton Baker to Mr. Talbott the President of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. Includes original signature of Newton Baker. Dated July 26, 1918.

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The collection consists of seven Dayton-Wright Company "Record of Employee" envelopes spanning the period 1922 to 1924. Each envelope provides the following information: name of the employee, address, marital status, age, person to notify in case of emergency, date of employment, department assigned, foreman of the department, rate of pay, and class of work. Inside the envelope are pay slips and other information about the employee, including the reason for termination.

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Postcards and photograph of early automobiles, plus newspaper clipping reporting the death of Henry Lynn Booher, a pioneer automobile builder in Dayton.

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Photographs, newspaper clippings, and newsletters concerning the Parkmoor Drive-In Restaurant chain.

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Variety of materials concerning Dayton, Ohio, including a Sunday School teacher's class book, first report of the Dayton Department of Public Safety, a report from the Dayton Fire Department, and from Durst Flour Corporation. Dates range from 1903 to 1956.

Scope and Contents The collection contains a single ledger book detailing the Reliable Jack Company’s business finances between 1934 and 1940. It details purchases and payments made, taxes paid, and business conducted during this period. Additionally, there are pages recording payroll expenditures, as well as the sale and repair of hydraulic jacks. The ledger also includes other companies that the Reliable Jack Company did business with, such as the Dayton Malleable Iron Co. The types of financial exchanges...

Scope and Contents Frigidaire recipe book used as advertising for GM's Frigidaire division, dated 1931. The booklet contains recipes, mostly for desserts and salads, tailored to use the features of a Frigidaire refrigerator. Recipes for desserts include dishes like custards and creams, mousses, parfaits, and sherbets. Salads included are vegetable salads, fruit salads, and meat salads, as well as salad dressing recipes to accompany each salad type. A final section includes instructions for making decorative...