Doll Store @ 2193, 7th Ave [ 1 Sep 1916 - 24 Nov 1924 ] Art Novelty Company
- Title
- Doll Store @ 2193, 7th Ave [ 1 Sep 1916 - 24 Nov 1924 ] Art Novelty Company
- Place function name
- Art Novelty Company
- Address
- 2193, 7th Ave
- Usage type
- Doll Store
- Race of Owner
- Black
- Start date
- September 1, 1916
- End date
- November 24, 1924
- Source type
- Newspaper
- Newspaper item
- Pittsburgh Courier [News story] 25 Oct 1924, 13 : Courier Harlem Series of Business Booster Articles No. 1
- Source citation
- Also PC, 11/22/1924, 12 & PC, 11/24/1924, 14
- Comment
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Black Business; proprietor, J. Griffith; Mme Allone, manufacturer of colored dolls. Originally Art Publishing Company, established 9/1/1913 on Beeker Street, then moved to Harlem. Originally sold German dolls until WW1; has expanded to novelties such as jewelry, shirts, raincoats, hairnets, perfumes, dresses, aprons. Has a mail order catalog. Griffith came from Florida, joined navy at age 21, and came to NYC in 1913 when left navy.
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