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  • Collection: Keystone View Company Papers (Ms2010-052)

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone gives Barnhart advice on how to be a more successful salesman. They recommend that Barnhart follow what other salesmen are doing and remind him of the educational value of stereographs.

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Keystone letter to H. G. Barnhart. They offer encouragement to keep working and look forward to hearing new information and news from him soon.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone sends Barnhart a notice of his latest commission amount.

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Keystone letter to H. G. Barnhart. They relay any information they have received from Barnhart's sub-agents in the field. There is not much to report.

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Keystone letter to H. G. Barnhart where they explain the new order requirements for reduced shipping. Barnhart sent a list of names to Keystone of potential salesmen.

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Keystone letter to Keystone salesmen. Keystone recalls how many salesmen at the end of the previous summer were disappointed to go back to school because they were doing so well in their sales. Keystone asks the salesmen to postpone their return to…

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone apologizes to Barnhart for sending a second World Tour Set to him, and insist that any mistakes in the new view collection he made was unintentional. Keystone promises to fix the problems.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone lets Barnhart know when his shipment of views will arrive. Keystone encourages Barnhart to try and hire more salesmen since the harvest season is over and farmers will be looking for work.

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Letter from Keystone telling Walter Barnhart about the new list of stereographs and passing along information about Mr. Curd.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone encourages Barnhart to sell even more views during the month of August and also let him know that he can have contract with Keystone to sell during the fall and winter seasons too.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. They've sent him samples of views and hope his work is going well.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone sends Barnhart's order for special views along with a bill for the order.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. They are sending along his orders for views. Keystone wants Barnhart to try and sell their Book Cabinets that store views.

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Letter from Keystone to Walter Barnhart discussing commissions. It also recommends that Barnhart write a letter to Mr. Curd who has not put in an order in a few weeks.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone encourages G. H. Overholt's wife to start selling views. They believe if Overholt's wife starts the job, Overholt will also take up the job.

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Keystone letter Walter Barnhart. Keystone received the remittance Barnhart sent and updates Barnhart on the work of one of his sub-agents, Mr. Buck. Keystone tells Barnhart about their corespondence with the Overholts.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone clarifies a clause in Barnhart's contract and discuss what he might do with imperfect views. Keystone gives Barnhart their New York address and encourage him to work for them in the fall and winter.

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Letter to Walter Barnhart from Keystone telling him their expectation in sales per week and recommendations on what to sell.

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Keystone Salesman Contest poster. The contest takes place during the month of August in 1908. The poster contains requirements for the contest as well as a list of prizes for the salesmen.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone updates Barnhart on the orders being brought in and encourages him to bring samples of the World's Fair views because they will sell well.

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Letter from Keystone to Barnhart informing him that Mr. Crafton has been signed as his sub-agent. Barnhart also provided Keystone with a high paying customer.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone updates Barnhart on the state of his shipments and will send another order of views.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone has changed the color of their stereograph mount to dark gray and asks Walter to promote the look of the new mount. Keystone promotes the World's Fair views again.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone confirms that they sent Barnhart's order on August 18th. If the order does not arrive by the time this letter does, Barnhart is instructed to let them know immediately.

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Letter from L. Bush to Walter Barnhart. Bush informs Barnhart of where he has traveled in his sales and how many sales he made. Bush tells Barnhart where he will be going next.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone received Barnhart's order and shipped the views to him. Keystone is pleased with Barnhart's work and update him on the work of one of his agents, Mr. C. Clinton Bush.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone is sending view orders to both Barnhart and one of his agents, Mr. Yates. Barnhart is sick and Keystone wishes him a fast recovery.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone is sending more views to Barnhart to keep his stock full. Keystone cannot find an order that Barnhart mentioned. Keystone hopes Barnhart has received the other orders they sent.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone has sent views to Barnhart and are contacting some people at his request. Keystone updates Barnhart on their correspondence with his father and brother. Keystone is contacting other men who Barnhart says…

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Letter from Keystone to Barnhart asking him to clear up a shipping error and assign him another sub-agent. Keystone wants to convince Barnhart to continue working through the Fall and postpone his return to college.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone is sending his remittance money back home to his mother. Keystone commends Barnhart on his sales.

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Keystone letter to H. G. Barnhart. Keystone sends a receipt of Gray Barnhart's remittance.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone offers to let Gray Barnhart and his brother choose their territory and the men they would want to work for them if they agree to work for Keystone in the fall and winter seasons.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Barnhart received some badly packaged slides, Keystone sent replacements for broken slides. Barnhart received the order he made. Keystone updates Barnhart on the sales work of Mr. Bush.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. They are contacting a few men that Barnhart recommended for the job and discuss the April-May review magazine.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone requests a written statement about the view business from Barnhart for them to publish in a leaflet.

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Letter to Walter Barnhart from Keystone encouraging him that getting back into selling can be a little difficult at first. They give him tips on what to sell and what conversations to have with customers.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone sends Barnhart his cut of commissions. Keystone is happy with his work, but tells him that his little brother, Gray Barnhart, is close to beating him in number of total sales.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone compliments Barnhart on the work he's doing and informs him that he has pulled ahead in sales over his brother, Gray Barnhart. They encourage him to keep working hard through the end of the summer.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone sent a postal card along with the letter for Walter to fill out and return. They encourage him to join one of their salesman clubs to try and win a prize.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone fixes a mistake and sends the rest of the views Barnhart ordered. Barnhart has been having problems with his eye and Keystone encourages Barnhart to return to Staunton and see a doctor if the problem…

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Keystone lettter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone discusses the agreements they have with Barnhart concerning express shipping and items damaged in the mail. Keystone reimbursed Barnhart for the faulty view.

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Walter Barnhart continues to sell stereographs. Keystone answers some questions about quality and tells Barnhart about new sets that are going to be released.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone sent another set of World Tour views to Barnhart and they discuss Gray's brother, Walter Barnhart. Keystone agrees to send Barnhart's commissions with his next delivery.

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Letter from Overholt to Walter Barnhart. Overholt informs Barnhart that he is not quite ready to give up the insurance business yet to sell views. Overholt instead suggests that his wife could sell views and if she does well, he may be interested in…

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An envelope with a note written by Gray Barnhart on it. Barnhart is notifying the recipient of one of his sub-agents who received a bill in his letter from Keystone.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone informs Barnhart that they have sent out orders for him and did not send Fair views to Prince, West Virginia. Barnhart's eye injury is healing, but Keystone gave him directions for a home remedy as well.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone pays Barnhart remittance and discuss the World Fair views. Keystone wants Barnhart to meet with two other managers, The Payne brothers.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone further explains the rebate rate on one of Barnhart's latest orders, as well as discuss some other orders and Barnhart's father's contract.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone sends Barnhart his commission for his orders. Keystone has expressed Barnhart's orders and have sent him some more views to show customers. Keystone corrected a financial mistake made on their part and…
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