Fort Worth City Directory 1916

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Directory for Fort Worth, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, educational institutions, churches, banks, secret and benevolent societies, etc., a street guide and householders' directory, an alphabetically arranged list of business houses and private citizens, giving full names, occupation or pursuit, and address, also a complete Classified Business Directory, 'The Buyer's Guide'."

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1-208, 193-744, [4], 745-832, [2] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

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R.L. Polk & Co. 1916.

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Directory for Fort Worth, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a miscellaneous directory of state, county and city governments, educational institutions, churches, banks, secret and benevolent societies, etc., a street guide and householders' directory, an alphabetically arranged list of business houses and private citizens, giving full names, occupation or pursuit, and address, also a complete Classified Business Directory, 'The Buyer's Guide'."

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1-208, 193-744, [4], 745-832, [2] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

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"Copyright 1916, by Morrison & Fourmy Directory Co. (Inc.)."

"Member Association of American Directory Publishers."

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City Directories

City, business, legal, and phone directories from the 19th and 20th centuries. Each directory has an index and ads from local businesses and includes names, addresses, and phone numbers for residents and businesses.

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  • 1916

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R.L. Polk & Co. Fort Worth City Directory 1916, book, 1916; Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50211/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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