Schwartz Bros.
Clothier
1887-c.1924
Main Street
Sumter, SC
FAMILIES: Schwartz
In 1887, brothers Isaac (1863-1929) and Charles Schwartz (1867-1954) founded clothier and dry goods store Schwartz Bros. in Sumter, South Carolina. Schwartz Bros. was a true family business. Family members involved included Isaac’s and Charles’s sister, Emma Schwartz (1859-1932), and Isaac’s son, Julian (1893-1969). Schwartz Bros. closed in August 1929, a few months after Isaac’s death. To stock the store, Schwartz family members made buying trips to northern port cities, such as New York and Baltimore. In addition to clothes and dry goods, Schwartz Bros. dealt in cotton, buying the crop from local farmers and then reselling it for a higher price.
Main Image: Schwartz Bros. advertisement. Reprinted from The Watchman and Southron, September 28, 1887.
Above Image: Schwartz Bros. advertisement. Reprinted from The Watchman and Southron, November 6, 1920.
Above Image: Schwartz Bros. advertisement. Reprinted from The Item, July 20, 1929.