1935 – Victoria Falls
Buluwayo Board of Executors & Trust Co Ltd Bulawayo Bulawayo Board of Directors and Trust Co Ltd was founded in 1895 and is one of the oldest companies in Zimbabwe. The original members were Henry Lamb, W G Swanson, Julius H Pratt and E J Simpson. Contributors James Gavin FB
Strachan & Co. Salisbury/Umtali In June 1891, the first commercial pharmacy, Lowenstein & Strachan was opened in Salisbury by Welshman, John Strachan. The initial fixed premises comprised a round pole and dagga hut in Pioneer Street. John Strachan was a qualified chemist and druggist, and also was trained at a dental hospital where he performed tooth…
Lennon Ltd – Series 1 (No.150 – No.199) Bulawayo
Gimbel Brothers United States Gimbel Brothers (Gimbels) was an American department store corporation from 1887 until 1987. Adam Gimbel opened the first store in Vincennes, Indiana, that would later lead to his son Bernard opening the first store in the chain of Gimbels Department Stores in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gimbels was once the largest department store chain in the United States. In the…
The American Board Mission Recent graduates of Williams College created the “American Board Mission” (ABM or “American Board) in 1810 with the goal of spreading Christianity worldwide – or in the language of its time – “to evangelize the heathen in foreign lands.” It was the first organized mission society in the United States and…
