This photograph shows the Hildebrand & Schultz store at 715 Main St. (Lincoln Way) in La Porte. Today, the King Gyros restaurant is at this address. Hildebrand & Schultz were decorators and painters, and this photograph appears to be from the WWI period, with an “in service” star displayed in a second story window and the flag prominently exhibited on the front of the “102 bundles.” The description on the back of the photograph does not say what is in the bundles, but it does include these names: Harry A. Moist, F. C. Schultz, Leo Miller, unknown, and Henry Hildebrand. Note the lettering on the curb states “Wallpaper & Paints” and to the right of that, it appears to say “Auto Tires” which may apply to the bicycle shop to the right. Indeed, the tires used on automobiles, c. 1915, were not much larger or wider than bicycle tires.
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