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Keywords: Street sign for Peters Brothers "Texas Hat" shop in Fort Worth, Texas LCCN2014633673.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; The company was founded by Jim and Tom Peters in 1911 They were Greek immigrants who began their business shining shoes in Waco Texas during the Cotton Palace Celebration With their savings of 600 the brothers moved to Fort Worth purchased a a small wooden building and opened another shoeshine parlor In addition to shining shoes they operated a hat-renovation department As a child Tom Peters had dyed hats in Greece In 1921 Tom left Fort Worth to work for John B Stetson in Philadelphia PA He learned to make hats returned to Fort Worth and opened making the hatmaking business ; Forms part of Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Gift; The Lyda Hill Foundation; 2014; DLC/PP-2014 054 ; Credit line The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2014 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2014633673 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/29400/29473a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 29473 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 29473 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith
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