Inside John Hastings' Grocery

ca. 1875-1900

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Inside John Hastings' Grocery
  • Title
  • Inside John Hastings' Grocery
  • Date
  • ca. 1875-1900
  • Identifier
  • 20100311-ocl-0537
  • Source Identifier
  • 2003.03
  • Description
  • A man stands behind the counter of John Hastings' Grocery & Dry Goods Store; a child stands in front of the counter. Items fill the shelves. Fruit and vegetables are on the right along with Calumet Baking Powder and Heinz Mince Meat. On the left are breads and canned foods. Corn Flakes and other cereal products line the upper wall behind the clerk. John Hastings established his store in 1875, a couple of years after moving to Oakmont for his job at Dexter Spring Company. His was the first grocery store in Oakmont. The grocery stood at the corner of Sixth Street and Maple Way. Initially, his wife ran the shop, but he took over when he left the Dexter Spring Company. The business moved locations many times before closing in 1941.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
    John Hastings' Grocery &
    Dry Goods Store (Oakmont, Pa.)
    Businesses--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Grocery stores--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Dry Goods--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Children--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
  • Source
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library Archives
  • Contributor
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library
  • Collection
  • Oakmont Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
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