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  • Collection: Businesses

1056 Gertie Chamberlin Guy Human Filling Station 1937 Mildred Gasaway.jpg
Gertie Chamberlin and Guy Human at her filling station in 1937. The station was called the Independent Oil Company. She also had a cafe called Gertie's Cafe.. It was located at 131 N. Baltimore and was closed by Gertie around 1966. Guy was employed…

2835 Derby Hotel postcard possibly 1900s Kristy Norman.jpg
The Derby Hotel was located on the corner of Washington and Baltimore. The postcard is from the 1900s.

Back of the postcard:
Left side: This is the hotel of Derby.
Right side: Mrs. Ashenfelter
Bottom: Minnie

75 Snyders Milk 1930 Tony Gonzalez.jpg
A delivery man unloads some of Snyder's pasteurized dairy products to the Derby School during the 1930s.

1949 Bank at Derby 1917 Museum.jpg
The Farmers and Merchants State Bank was opened in 1907 and in this building 1916-1955.

Postcard:

Left side of postcard:

Jan. 26 - 17

Dear Grace and David,

Rec’d your letter this morning

We are all O.K. I have got a touch of sick…

1400 First Bank 1900s slide unknown Museum - Copy.jpg
Dr. H. C. Tucker built this building to house his drug store and the Bank of Derby. The Farmers and Merchants Bank was located in this building from 1907 - 1916.

564 Davidson and Case 1908 Museum.jpg
The Davidson and Case Lumber Company was located on Baltimore. This building later became the Trading Post.

1411 Wardell Hardware Store 1900s slide Aug 1969 Museum (3200dpi).jpg
In November 1889 T. D. Wardell moved his hardware business across the street into the ground floor of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I. O. O. F.) hall. People listed left to right: Miss Cynthia Rogers, assistant postmistress; Bert Minnich,…

53170038 - 1405 Simonsen Blacksmith Shop early 1894 slide Aug 1969 Museum.jpg                      (The Daily Reporter September 29, 1967).jpg
One of Derby’s early blacksmith shops was located on Washington Street just east of the railroad tracks. The shop was owned by A. C. Simonsen and his son, Max C.
Shown standing from the left are A. C., his daughter Sedona, and son Max C. In the…
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