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Jun 28, 2024 · The four rival retailers were Seymour Horace Knox (Woolworth’s first cousin), with 108 five-and-tens; Fred Morgan Kirby, with 84; Charles Sumner Woolworth (Frank’s brother), with 14; and Earle Perry Charlton, with 48. Woolworth’s own giant company at the time of the merger had 319 stores.
2 days ago · Mark Tooley on July 5, 2024. Charles Sumner, best recalled for being caned nearly to death on the U.S. Senate floor in 1856 for an anti-slavery speech, was maybe America’s most important anti-slavery crusader after Lincoln. But more than anti-slavery, Sumner adamantly and, unusually for his time, advocated for human equality irrespective of race.
Jun 27, 2024 · Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, to John Hubbell Woolworth and Fanny McBrier, and had a brother, Charles Sumner Woolworth. His parents, John and Fanny Woolworth, were devout Methodists and sympathetic to the Northern Cause during the Civil War - they raised their two sons, Frank Winfield and Charles Sumner, accordingly.
6 days ago · Frank Woolworth used his fortune from namesake stores selling merchandise for spare change to build his luxurious yet haunted Winfield Hall.
Jun 28, 2024 · Discover the hidden features of the ceilings inside NYC's Woolworth Building, one of the few interior landmarks in the city.
6 days ago · The Wurts Brothers took photographs for famous clients such as Con Edison, Otis Elevator and Cass Gilbert, the architect who designed the Woolworth Building. Norman’s son, Richard Wurts, joined...
Jun 14, 2024 · Guide and index to the papers of Charles Sumner by: Palmer, Beverly Wilson, 1936- Published: (1988) A memorial of Charles Sumner . Published: (1874)
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