Historic Evansville

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3000 shoppers on buying binge force city's biggest market to close on its openin

As thousands of shoppers jammed against the plate glass front at Brown's New Master Market, 1301 W Franklin St, the doors were locked and a "Closed" sign painted on the windows. When the crowd thinned after 10 a.m., the store reopened. Parked trucks barricaded the shoppers from the windows

Keywords:	Browns Market
Filename:	commercial/Browns Supermarket - grand opening (1946 Sep 19) 2.jpg
Source:	Evansville Press - 9/19/1946
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Date Taken:	19460919

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