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This image shows several Watauga Telephone Company message slips. Some were received by John Ward, others by people who were probably in the store at the time. Most calls seem to be to or from doctors.

This image shows an order from John Ward for post office cabinets dated Sept 1912. There is a handwritten caption on the bottom left of the image reading "Fig. 20".

This image shows a certification from Frank H. Hitchcock, postmaster general of the US, presenting John Ward as a postmaster. There is a handwritten caption on the bottom left of this certificate reading "Fig. 18."

This image shows a hand drawn graph depicting the amount of sales the second, third, and fourth week of each month for 1911.

This image shows a hand drawn graph showing the monthly sales for John Ward's Store in 1911.

This image shows layered receipts for John Ward from the Standard Grocery Company in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

This image shows three pieces of paper glued to a page, one over two others. The bottom paper is placed at the top of the page so the statement of account can be seen. This paper is dated April 1907. A statement from the 1910s shows the John Ward…

This image shows an advertisement for the John Ward store. It features medicines from "Dr. King."

This image shows a letter to John Ward from M. F. Hopkins about oil. This letter is typed but there is handwriting below that reads "W. W. Mast fruit $30.00 paid by check Oct 12, ?" and "3 1/2 lbs, s... of an ... oil was his."

This image shows a handwritten ledger of the Ward Store inventory. This is dated 1906.