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Thalhimers Department Store: Story, History, And Theory, Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt
Thalhimers Department Store: Story, History, And Theory, Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis looks at Thalhimers department store through the lenses of story, history, and theory. It first introduces the intertwining narratives of the author's paternal family and the store's history, then shares the author's personal story of Thalhimers. The second half outlines the master narrative of the American department store then applies "fantasy-theme analysis" and the symbolic convergence theory to stories and artifacts related to Thalhimers. A conclusion discusses the end of the department store era including a deeply personal goodbye from the author.