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Bruce Carriage Company


Bruce Carriage Company
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This catalog from W.S. Bruce & Co. claimed they could “show and ship nearly one thousand” carriages … the day the orders reach us.”
Dear Vance: At a local estate sale, I purchased a folder stuffed with old papers, and inside was a sales booklet for the Bruce Carriage Company, apparently located in Memphis. What can you tell me about this business? — M.B., Memphis.
Dear M.B.: I can tell you that you’ve made a remarkable find. This fragile catalog is a rare artifact from one of our city’s oldest family-owned businesses — and one that few people remember because, after all, you don’t encounter many carriages on the streets of Memphis anymore. ....

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The Hillcrest High School Viking


The Hillcrest High School Viking
Our history expert solves local mysteries: who, what, when, where, why, and why not. Well, sometimes.
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Originally intended as a carpet company promotion, “Erik” has been an impressive feature of Hillcrest High School since the early 1970s.
Dear Vance: What’s the story behind the giant Viking that guards the entrance to Hillcrest High School? — G.L., Memphis.
Dear G.L.: In the early 1900s, when the University of Tennessee medical school here fielded its own football team, the players were called the Doctors. Meanwhile, about this time, the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now the University of Memphis, of course) called its football team the Teachers. What a terrifying spectacle that would have been, if the Doctors and the Teachers met on the playing field. And what nightmares those scary mascots would have given any youngster who saw the game. I’m joking, of course. ....

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