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Metadata
Object Name |
Store, Hardware |
Source |
Mount Ayr Depot Museum |
Iowa History Era Tag |
Expansion, Confrontation & the Farm Crisis (1964-1990) |
Chronological Tag |
Postwar United States (1945-1970s) |
Catalog Number |
2018.021.024 |
Credit line |
Mount Ayr Depot Museum - Mount Ayr, Iowa |
Description |
Mount Ayr resident Charles Horne bought the hardware business of Curtis R. Keating in March 1928. After Horne passed away in 1960, his son, Bill, moved the business to 108 W. Madison Street. This photograph shows the business at this location in the 1970s. Bill and his wife, Barb, ran the business until Bill passed away in 1993. Barb continued operating Horne's Hardware until her health failed around 1996. Content can be used with the following standards: SS-Econ. 9-12.24 Iowa Impact Upon Economy in a lesson on businesses of the mid-1900s. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions. |
Additional Research & Sources |
After graduating in 1908, Horne got involved in the hardware business where he found work at the Mount Ayr Lumber Company. After serving as manager there, he moved to Davis City to work in the lumber yard located in the town. In 1928, Horne bought the C.R. Keating hardware business on the east side of the Mount Ayr townsquare. Horne built up his business here until his son moved the store to the Odd Fellows building in 1933. |
Primary/Secondary Source |
Significant - Local |
County Tag |
Ringgold |
People |
Keating, Curtis R. Horne, Charles |
Relation |
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Search Terms |
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Legal Status |
Ownership of this resource is held by the Mount Ayr Depot Museum and has been provided here for educational purposes only, specifically for use in the Iowa Museum Association's "Teaching Iowa History" project. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission from the Rights Holder. For information on U.S. and International copyright laws, consult an attorney. |
