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Monday, May 4, 2009

General store



If you travel to the corner of Vine Street and Main Street in Hatfield Borough, you will still see the building that is featured in today's photo.

Of course, it no longer serves the same purpose when these photos were snapped many years ago.

The photos were submitted by Vickie Stauffer of Souderton, who noted that she bought the pictures several years ago at the Kulpsville Flea Market.

Stauffer notes:

"The windows of the building read 'General Merchandise' and the sign reads 'South Hatfield Post Office.' The step sign seems to read 'Evenson's Quaker City Soap.'


"The group photo shows the Anders family. Notes (that she received with the photos) mark the first man on the far left as John S. Anders with his wife, Mary B. Anders (born 1844) as the third from the left."

Other notations show that the two men in the top row at the far right are not identified, but that next to them, from the right, are Warren Anders, Edith Anders and Anna Lloyd.

Stauffer reports:

"The man on the bottom step on the right side is Joe Anders and next to him is his second wife, Kate. The two small children are from Joe's first wife," and are named Edith and Roy Anders.

"To Kate's left are Ernest Coffman and Louisa Anders Coffman."

Stauffer also noted that the date of the photo is unknown.

Perhaps it was some special occasion, however, since the whole group assembled for this picture.

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