Name/Title
Baker-Bryant Company [Cover]Description
Cover from "BAKER BRYANT CO., / STAMFORD, Jones Co., TEX." postmarked in Stamford, Texas on December 18, 1906 addressed to "L. L. Shield Esq / Santa Anna Tex."Context
The Baker-Bryant Company received its start when George H. Baker and J.L Bryant of Stamford opened in 1900 - the same year the town started. Baker-Bryant was responsible for helping Stonewall County to become a farming area by extending a line of credit to farmers for a period of one year, the account was payable after crops were harvested in the fall.