Billhead of D. Loveman & Co., Dry Goods, Millinery, and Cloaks, Nashville, Tennessee

Billhead from D. Loveman & Co., a dry goods, millinery, and cloaks store located in Nashville, Tennessee. The billhead is dated February 28, 1894. Morris Loveman, the founder's journey to establishing this successful business involved overcoming numerous hardships, beginning with his immigration from Hungary to the United States in 1854. After initial struggles in New York and Michigan, he opened a dry goods store in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, before relocating to Nashville due to the Civil War. His son, David Loveman, played a significant role, establishing a dress manufacturing business known for its hoop skirts in the 1860s and later, a successful dry goods store, which evolved into the department store, Loveman, Berger & Teitelbaum in the 1890s with the addition of partners Samuel W. Berger and Henry Teitelbaum. This firm was commonly known as Loveman's and became a Nashville institution, operating at 5th and Union streets.

Associated People/Businesses

• Loveman, D.

Geography

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Subjects

• Department stores
• Dry Goods

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 14, Folder 9