Old Fashioned Day Sale

George H. Kimball /Wendy Pirsig photo on SeacoastNH.com Strawbery Banke Presents
HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH #138

Portsmouth residents may recall the annual employee dress-up sale at Kimball’s clothing store on Market Street. George H. Kimball (kneeling with hat) opened Kimball's Mill Remnant Store in 1939. As chamber of commerce presidnet in 1957, Kimball was instrumental creating Strawbery Banke Museum that preserved three dozen historic houses.(Wendy Pirsig photo)

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Kimball's Clothing Store in 1960, Portsmouth, NH / Windy Pirsig photo on SeacoastNH.com

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Early Photographs from the Collections of Strawbery Banke
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This photo (c) Windy PIrsig

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Kimball's Store employees 1960/ SeacoastNH.com

Detail Kimball's employees Portsmouth, NH / SeacoastNH.com

READER RESPONSE TO THIS PICTURE

Mr. Robinson, how perfectly delightful to find your photo of the employees at Kimball's in the Herald this morning! And to see the faces of the ladies that waited on me in those days. These ladies were kind enough to save out dresses or outfits they thought I might be interested in. They certainly knew their customers! You brought back lots of memories. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, Sandy Smith

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