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S. H. Kress & Co.

defunct chain of five and dime stores located in the United States
Organization business Q7387517
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S. H. Kress & Co.

Summary

S. H. Kress & Co. is a business[1]. S. H. Kress & Co. ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,224 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • S. H. Kress & Co. is in the country of United States[3].
  • S. H. Kress & Co.'s instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • S. H. Kress & Co.'s founder is recorded as Samuel Henry Kress[5].
  • S. H. Kress & Co. is owned by Samuel Henry Kress[6].
  • S. H. Kress & Co.'s Commons category is recorded as S. H. Kress & Co.[7].
  • January 1, 1896 marks the founding of S. H. Kress & Co.[8].
  • S. H. Kress & Co. was dissolved in 1981[9].
  • S. H. Kress & Co.'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:S. H. Kress & Co.[10].
  • S. H. Kress & Co.'s on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Postcards[11].

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Founding

S. H. Kress & Co.'s founder is recorded as Samuel Henry Kress[5]. January 1, 1896 marks the founding of S. H. Kress & Co.[8].

Ownership

S. H. Kress & Co. is owned by Samuel Henry Kress[6].

Dissolution

S. H. Kress & Co. was dissolved in 1981[9].

Why It Matters

S. H. Kress & Co. ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,224 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nashona · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Postcards
    Library of congress authority id → n94062292
    Country → United States
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007346767605171
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10018]]: 154369, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/175672422|S. H. Kress & Co. (#175672422)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4824|George Eastman"
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