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Sam Cohen, the umbrella man

Collection
Jewish Criterion
Source
The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project
Date
November 14, 1930

Sam Cohen sold umbrellas for his father on Fifth Avenue before buying the Tim and Son shop downtown. His was the only specialty umbrella store in Pittsburgh for 60 years.

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