G.C. Murphy Company | Digital Pitt

May 11, 1964

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Title
G.C. Murphy Company
Creator
Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
May 11, 1964
Identifier
715.64112892_11.CP
Description
A view of G.C. Murphy's in Market Square. The chain was founded in 1906 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania by George Clinton Murphy. The G.C. Murphy Co. grew to include more than 500 stores, including the suburban "Murphy's Marts," before its acquisition by Ames Department Stores in 1985. The G.C. Murphy Variety Stores, also known as "five-and-tens," survived a little while longer before being absorbed by longtime competitor McCrory Stores.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Discount houses (Retail trade)
Geographic Subjects
Market Square (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
Collection
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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