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Date: 1869

A. T. Stewart store opens on Broadway in 1869 at Broadway and 10th

Date: 1874

There is an advertised listing for "Rallings, Mme." at 1115 Broadway, under "Dressmakers"

Date: 1858

R. H. Macy & Co. store opens at 14th st. and Sixth av. in 1858

Date: 1876

F. J. Denning, former manager of A. T. Stewart, takes over the business under his own name when Stewart dies in 1876 (at Broadway and 10th)

Date: 1877

B. Altman & Co. store opens at 301 Sixth Avenue in 1877, at the location that had been his brother's store before his death.

Photograph of Eliza Hamlier, wearing a style similar to the brown wool and velvet bustle dress in the collection, VC1992008. Courtesy of Archives & Special Collections Library, Vassar College (Student Photograph Album #18, from Annie M. Reed, VC…