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SCHOLLIAN BROS.
SCHOLLIAN BROS. Joseph Schollian was born on January 12, 1862 in Dubuque County and opened his first business at 4th and Main. (1) In 1878 he was awarded a patent for an improvement in making overalls. The same year he submitted an application for a combination suit of his own design. (2)
The 1880 Dubuque City Directory stated that this business was found at 387 Main.
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Source:
1. Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 673
2. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Herald, December 24, 1878, p. 4