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	John Wanamaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Wanamaker (July 11, 1838 - December 12, 1922) was a United States businessman, considered the father of the department store and the father of modern advertising.
		Wanamaker was an innovator, creative in his work, and a merchandising and advertising genius, though modest and with an enduring reputation for honesty.
		Wanamaker served until 1893, and was credited with introducing the first commemorative stamp, and many efficiencies to the Postal Service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Wanamaker (482 words)

	Wanamaker's - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wanamaker's department store was the first department store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and one of the first, if not the first department store in the United States.
		John Wanamaker, the founder of the store that bears his name, was not able to join the Union army during the US Civil War due to a persistent cough.
		In 1877 Wanamaker's was revamped and expanded to include not only men's clothing, but women's clothing and dry goods as well, in an effort to attract customers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wanamaker's (1081 words)

	Philadelphia through the Eyes
		John Wanamaker organized the Bethany Brotherhood while he was Postmaster General in order to promote male spiritual, social, and mental improvement in the grace of God.
		John Wanamaker and his family called two houses on Walnut Street home for most of their lives; however, a 108 acre estate in Jenkintown, a northern suburb of Philadelphia, served a spring and autumn get-away.
		After the deaths of John Wanamaker and his wife, Lindenhurst was purchased by their neighbor Henry W. Breyer, whose son eventually donated the property to the Philadelphia Council of the Boy Scouts of America for use as a scout training facility.
	www47.homepage.villanova.edu /charlene.mires/tours/wanamaker.htm (2965 words)

	Friends of the Wanamaker Organ
		John Wanamaker loved music, believed in its civic significance, and looked upon his great stores as a means of spreading musical inspiration and enjoyment in line with his own practical idealism.
		Wanamaker was not only the founder and organizer of this outstanding mercantile achievement, but from the very beginning he devoted much of his time to personal direction and general detail.
		John Wanamaker's loss was so deeply felt that on the day of his funeral businesses throughout Philadelphia and even in nearby Wilmington shut down for all or part of the day.
	www.wanamakerorgan.com /johnw.html (2057 words)

	Andrew Maykuth Online \| maykuth.com
		John Wanamaker was perhaps best known for his merchandising genius and his honesty.
		Wanamaker said he was inspired by an incident that occurred when he was a lad: A merchant refused to let him exchange a purchase.
		Wanamaker never claimed to have invented the department store, but he was on the cutting edge of a trend.
	www.maykuth.com /Archives/wana95.htm (942 words)

	Search Results for "John ..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John, king of England, 1167-1216, king of England (1199-1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
		John I, king of Hungary, (John Zapolya) (za´polyo) (KEY), 1487-1540, king of Hungary (1526-40), voivode [governor] of Transylvania (1511-26).
		John Crouch the printer first appears on the scene in 1647 as the writer of occasional counterfeits of Mercurius Melancholicus and Pragmaticus.
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	John Frederick Wanamaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wanamaker, a world-renowned ornithologist, graduated from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois in 1939.
		Wanamaker became good friends with Joy Adamson, the author of "Born Free," and she spoke to all the groups he brought over to Africa.
		In 1998, Wanamaker Hall, a new teaching and performance auditorium, was dedicated as part of the new Science Center at Principia College on the site of his former biology classroom.
	www.desertsunschool.com /faculty/wanamaker.html (465 words)

	20th Century American Leaders Database
		Wanamaker thought his "new kind of store," which was a consolidation of many different kinds of shops into one, was the future of shopping.
		Wanamaker stores were the first to have a restaurant, electricity, an elevator, and a discount "downstairs" store.
		Wanamaker was also the first merchant to take out full-page newspaper ads that were written from the consumer's point of view rather than the merchant's.
	www.hbs.edu /leadership/database/leaders/936 (91 words)

	American President
		John Wanamaker was born in 1838 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		By 1889, Wanamaker was applying some of his successful business practices to the Post Office Department in his new job as postmaster general.
		John Wanamaker died in 1922 and was named to the Advertising Hall of Fame in 1949.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/benjaminharrison/cabinet/PostmasterGeneral/JohnWanamaker/email.html (325 words)

	JOHN WANAMAKER, PENNSYLVANIA BIOGRAPHIES
		John Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia in 1838.
		Wanamaker was also a leader in giving his employees modern "fringe benefits", like vacations, health care, pension, life insurance, and payments for further education.
		When Wanamaker died in 1922, it was a huge public event.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/4547/wanamaker.html (350 words)

	John Wanamaker, Exceptional Merchant And Mason
		Wanamaker had a real thirst for knowledge as a young boy, and his love for reading led to his carrying books wherever he went.
		Brother Wanamaker (1838-1922) was the Chairman of the Grand Lodge's Committee on Library from 1906 to 1922.
		That citation referred to Brother Wanamaker as: "Philanthropist, statesman, eminent in the councils of the nation, Christian Leader, and constructive genius who on the basis of the Golden Rule, by thought and practice has revolutionized the business methods of merchants of the world." Wanamaker died in 1922 at the age of 84.
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	Who Made America? \| Innovators \| John Wanamaker
		Born in Philadelphia in 1838, John Wanamaker pioneered the concept of the department store.
		Wanamaker's department store was a palace of consumption that made shopping itself an event for ordinary people.
		In 1911 Wanamaker expanded the Philadelphia store, featuring a 150-foot-high Grand Court with the world's second largest organ and a great eagle from the 1903 St. Louis World's Fair, which became a popular landmark and meeting spot.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/wanamaker_hi.html (419 words)

	AllRefer.com - John Wanamaker, (Business Leaders, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		The firm was Wanamaker and Brown until the death of Brown in 1868, and from 1869 it was John Wanamaker and Company.
		In 1875, Wanamaker bought the site of the old Pennsylvania RR freight station and opened a new dry goods and clothing store, which later became one of the first and best-known department stores.
		He was Postmaster General (1889–93) in Benjamin Harrison's cabinet and greatly improved the efficiency of the service.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Wanamake.html (303 words)

	John Wanamaker Organ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wanamaker Dept. Store, Philadelphia, PA - The John Wanamaker Grand Organ has been thrilling shoppers every business day since 1911.
		The Wanamaker Organ (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - 1911 John Wanamaker: I heard the big St. Louis organ yesterday for the first time.
		The Wanamaker organ was originally built for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase...
	www.pianothings.com /john-wanamaker-organ.html (861 words)

	JOHN WANAMAKER - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN WANAMAKER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He attended a public school in that city until he was fourteen, then became an errand boy for a book store, and was a retail clothing salesman from 1856 until 1861, when.
		he established with Nathan Brown (who afterward became his brother-in-law) the clothing house of Wanamaker and Brown, in Philadelphia, the partnership continuing until the death of Brown in 1868.
		1869 Wanamaker founded the house of John Wanamaker and Company; and in 1875 bought the
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WA/WANAMAKER_JOHN.htm (219 words)

	Tradition, Family, and Property
		In the late 1800’s a man by the name of John Wanamaker opened a “new kind of store.” It was to be a place where you could buy just about everything under one roof.
		Wanamaker lacked, however, was an organ for the entertainment of his customers.
		And so it was that John Wanamaker’s son Rodman bought the famous Louisiana Purchase Organ now known simply as The Wanamaker.
	www.tfp.org /TFPForum/AmComm/America/the_wanamaker.html (1548 words)

	Wanamaker, John -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Wanamaker began work at age 14 as an errand boy for a bookstore and served as secretary of the Philadelphia YMCA from 1857 to 1861.
		Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon John Boyd Dunlop was born in Dreghorn, near Irvine.
		Learn about the Presidency of John Adams, who was the second man to hold the office of U.S. President and the first to occupy the newly constructed White House.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9076039?tocId=9076039&query=john (765 words)

	December 12: Death of John Wanamaker
		A Presbyterian, he was a strong advocate of the YMCA in the years when its chief concern was to convert men to Christ.
		John was a leader in advertising, in money-back guarantees and in offering his employees benefits such as pensions, life insurance, and vacations.
		History of Christianity is a survey course designed to stimulate your curiosity by providing glimpses of some of the pivotal events in the spread Christianity and sketches of great Christian figures who have significantly affected Christian history thereby shaping the history of the world.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2002/12/daily-12-12-2002.shtml (649 words)

	John Wanamaker Store, Philadelphia
		The Wanamaker organ was originally built for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition by the Los Angeles Art Organ Company to the design of G.A. Audsley.
		It was installed in the Wanamaker store in 1911, and Rodman Wanamaker's enthusiasm for the instrument ensured that additions to it proceeded steadily until his death in 1928.
		Rodman Wanamaker died before signing the contract for the Stentor, and it was never built.
	www.ondamar.demon.co.uk /schemes/props/wanamak.htm (345 words)

	The Wanamaker Organ (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During the lifetime of John Wanamaker and his son Rodman, the finest musicians were brought to the store for brilliant after-business-hours concerts, including France's Marcel Dupre, Louis Vierne and Nadia Boulanger, Italy's Fernando Germani and Marco Enrico Bossi, and England's Alfred Hollins.
		The John Wanamaker Organ qualifies on all three points....Its fame is based on its artistic construction, unique tonal design, and an association with the greatest performers of the twentieth century.
		The Wanamaker Organ is meant to be a symphony orchestra.
	www.dtrmusic.com /orgwana.html (3614 words)

	John Wanamaker
		Wanamaker adopted the system of co-operation in his store, and during the first year of its operation over $100,000 was paid to employe in excess of salaries.
		In 1858 he began a Sunday-school in southwest Philadelphia, out of which has grown Bethany Presbyterian church, and he was one of the founders of the Christian commission, and president of the Young men's Christian association of Philadelphia in 1870-'83.
		Wanamaker was chairman of the bureau of revenue and of the press committee, which rendered efficient service in aid of the Centennial exposition in Philadelphia in 1876.
	www.famousamericans.net /johnwanamaker (363 words)

	JOHN WANAMAKER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/01/1922
		At the time of this letter, the 84-year-old retailer was still active in John Wanamaker and Company, which had opened a second store in New York City in 1896.
		Growing wages, fear of radicalism, union exclusion of unskilled workers and company pressure all contributed to this decline, but the stagnant wages of textile workers, and their subsequent dissatisfaction, were of concern to retailers at the time of this letter.
		Wanamaker was a leader in offering "fringe benefits" to his employees, who enjoyed paid vacations, health care, life insurance, pensions and financial aid for further education.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/5_2002/store/JOHN_WANAMAKER.htm (324 words)

	OT Wanamaker pianos
		It showed the famous Wanamaker organ which is claimed to be the worlds largest at 29,000 pipes.
		Wanamakers did sell pianos for many years, and stopped, I believe, around 15 years ago-could be longer.
		If any of you are into historical pipe organs- Wanamakers has one of the largest pipe organs in the country in their store.
	www.ptg.org /pipermail/caut/2003-July/009214.html (647 words)

	German American Corner: WANAMAKER, John (1838-1922)
		Eight years later he opened the men's store known as John Wanamaker and Co., which later expanded to include a group of specialty shops comprising one of the largest DEPARTMENT STORES (q.v.) in the country.
		Wanamaker was one of the first merchants to undertake large-scale advertising campaigns and to utilize the service of advertising agencies.
		Wanamaker served as postmaster general from 1889 to 1893 during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison.
	www.germanheritage.com /biographies/mtoz/wanamaker.html (193 words)

	Juan Wanamaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Un hombre de negocios que revered a Jesús Cristo, Wanamaker era un innovador, creativos en el suyo trabajo, y un genio de comercialización, aunque modesto y con una reputación que aguantaba para la honradez.
		Wanamaker fue designado general del postmaster de Estados Unidos por presidente Benjamin Harrison en 1889.
		Wanamaker sirvió hasta 1893, y fue acreditado con introducir muchas eficacias al servicio postal.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ju/Juan%20Wanamaker.htm (342 words)

	Pa Freemason November 01 - Joe Paterno John Wanamaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The John Wanamaker Masonic Humanitarian Medal was created by resolution of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in 1993 and is awarded to a non-Mason, male or female, who supports the ideals and philosophy of the Masonic Fraternity.
		Famous Philadelphia merchant and Mason, John Wanamaker (1838-1922), for whom the medal is named, was an outstanding public-spirited citizen who devoted his life to doing good for the betterment of humanity.
		The John Wanamaker Masonic Humanitarian Medal has been presented sparingly, to maintain the great prestige associated with an award created by resolution of the Grand Lodge.
	www.pagrandlodge.org /freemason/1001/paterno.html (318 words)

	John Wanamaker, Philadelphia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I was particularly interested in Dave Forman's post re the Wanamaker piano question.
		There are still some old Beckwith pianos out there that were sold by Sears Roebuck and Co. years ago, and not all made by the same manufacturer.
		Dave said the pipe organ in the Wanamaker store was one of the largest in the country.
	www.ptg.org /pipermail/caut/2003-July/009205.html (234 words)

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