The Battery
Clothier
1915-1922
39 South Main Street
Sumter, SC
FAMILIES: Krasnoff; Slovis; Hilb
In May 1915, Solomon L. Krasnoff (1874-1936), Benjamin Slovis (1892-1953), and Bertha Hilb (1848-1935) opened The Battery at 39 South Main Street in Sumter, South Carolina, from which they sold clothes, shoes, and dry goods. The Battery relocated to 33 South Main Street before it closed in 1922. Krasnoff also opened stores in Manning, Summerton, Sardinia, Bishopville, and St. Charles.
Main Image: The Battery advertisement. Reprinted from The Watchman and Southron, March 17, 1915.