In small towns, the general store served many community purposes. Customers at Mosman Bros. store ("Dealers in Every Thing") could make phone calls, buy tickets or send freight on the Northern Pacific Railroad, or pick up their mail.
<p>Sometime around 1900, a photographer snapped this image of Mosman Bros. general store in Washington State, with a group of people standing outside on the wooden sidewalk. It is currently unknown whether the name "Sunset Telephone Office" on the window refers to the town (in south central King County) or just to the Sunset Telephone Company.
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Mosman Bros; Northern Pacific Railroad Company; Stores &amp; shops</li></ul>
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