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URBACH BROS.
URBACH BROS. Urbach Bros., a business partnership, was composed of Abe URBACH and his brother Milton. The company operated the popular Hub clothing store in Dubuque. In 1922 the two brothers allowed their third brother and several senior people into the business. (1)
The 1911-12 Dubuque City Directory and the 1915 Dubuque City Directory gave this business address as 520-522 Main.
The 1942 Dubuque Classified Business Directory through 1945 Dubuque City Directory listed 744 Main.
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Source:
"Abe Urbach, Clothing Store Founder, Dies," Telegraph-Herald, October 7, 1970, p. 1