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Photographer: Montgomery Ward & Co.
Taken: 1922
Caption: A. Montgomery Ward
Additional Description: This photo of A. Montgomery Ward appeared in the 1922 Montgomery Ward & Co. “Golden Jubalee” Catalog.

“There is no one word that fully describes him. If we were compelled to use only one word it would perhaps be "character." Montgomery Ward saw his great· work in life. With his rich mind and steadfastness of purpose he could have succeeded in almost any line of business. It happened that he knew farm­ers and loved them. He under­stood the hardships they endured and under which they labored. He saw their unending battle to bring a livelihood from the soil.

Montgomery Ward brought the markets to them. His character showed through in every circular he mailed. in every transaction he entered. in everything he did. He succeeded because he was worthy because worthy people believed him implicitly and never had occasion to doubt his honesty and sincerity of purpose.” — Montgomery Ward Catalog, 1922 (Internet Archive)
Submitted: November 21, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p370112
File Size: 0.282 Megabytes

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