Census of Retail Trade: 1929

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Fifteenth census of the United States: 1930. Distribution
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, DC : Govt. Print. Off., 1933-1934
v. 1. Retail distribution: pt. 1. Summary for the United States, and statistics for counties and incorporated places of 1,000 population and over. pt. 2. Reports by states - Alabama through New Hampshire - with statistics for cities of 30,000 population and over, and a summary for the United States. pt 3. Reports by states - New Jersey through Wyoming - with statistics etc. -- v. 2. Wholesale distribution -- v. 3. Special trade reports: pt. 1. Trade reports on retail distribution. pt. 2. Trade reports on wholesale distribution. pt. 3. Reports on the distribution of agricultural commodities.
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Fifteenth census of the United States: 1930. Distribution
United States. Bureau of the Census
New York : Norman Ross Publishing Inc., 2003
Reprint edition; originally published: Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1933-1934 [see record above].
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Fifteenth census of the United States. Census of distribution. Retail distribution. State series. Alabama-Wyoming
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1932-1933
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Fifteenth census of the United States, 1930. Special or miscellaneous reports.
United States. Bureau of the Census.
New York : Ross Publishing Inc., 2006
Reprint of nine reports originally published separately. Originally published: Washington : G.P.O., 1932-1934.
Location of manufactures, 1899-1929 : a study of the tendencies toward concentration and toward dispersion of manufactures in the United States / [by Tracy E. Thompson] -- Materials used in manufactures, 1929 / [by Tracy E. Thompson] -- The assembling of agricultural commodities by retailers / [by Charles D. Bohannan] -- Assembling of butterfat through cream stations -- Cooperatives as a factor in the distribution of agricultural commodities / [by Charles D. Bohannan] -- Distribution of butter, cheese, evaporated and condensed milk, and ice cream [by Charles D. Bohannan] -- Distribution of grain / [by Charles D. Bohannan] -- Distribution of live-stock [by Charles D. Bohannan] -- Products of manufacturing industries, 1929.
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Fifteenth census of the United States, 1930. Special or miscellaneous reports. 
Census of the United States (1930). Distribution.
New York : Ross Publishing Inc., 2006.
Reprint of seventeen reports originally published separately. Originally published: Washington : G.P.O., 1931-1934.
Employment and wages in the retail industry / [by Charles F. Beach] -- Apparel retailing : apparel, clothing, and related merchandise / [by Charles F. Beach] -- Automobile trades [by Charles F. Beach] -- Drug retailing / [by Charles F. Beach] -- Food retailing / [by John Guernsey] -- Shoe retailing / [by John Guernsey] -- Wholesale distribution : definitions and classifications -- Multiple types of wholesaling : a study of establishments engaged in two or more types of wholesaling / [by Theodore N. Beckman and Nathanael H. Engle] -- Groceries and food specialties / [by Nathanael H. Engle] -- Motion picture films / [by Theodore N. Beckman] -- Radio sets, parts and accessories / [by Nathanael H. Engle] -- Wholesale electrical trade / [by Theodore N. Beckman and C.E. Warner, Jr.] -- The wholesale hardware trade / [by Theodore N. Beckman] -- Wholesale trade in paints and varnishes / [by Theodore N. Beckman] -- Analyzing the small city and rural market area / [by Charles D. Bohannan] -- Census of hotels, 1930 / [by Ralph C. Janoschka] -- Distribution of sales of manufacturing plants.
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Based on the 1930 Census:

Fifteenth census of the United States. Census of distribution. 1930. Retail distribution. (Merchandising series)
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1930
Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1931-1932
15 nos. in pamphlet folder
Retail distribution by women's-apparel chains -- Furniture chains including a section on other home-furnishings chains -- Jewelry chains -- Drug store chains -- Shoe chains -- Hardware and related chains -- Ownership groups of department stores -- Food chains: grocery-store chains, meat-market chains, combinationstore (grocery and meat) chains, other food chains -- Motor vehicle dealer chains including used-car and aircraft dealer chains -- Automobile accessory chains including tire chains and battery chains -- Variety-store chains -- Department store chains -- Office-appliance chains -- Newsdealer chains including newsdealer-restaurant chains, book-store chains, stationery chains, art and gift shop chains, novelty-store chains -- Restaurant group chains including restaurant chains, cafeteria chains, lunch-room chains, lunch-counter chains, fountain-lunch chains, refreshment-stand chains, soft-drink chains.
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Fifteenth census of the United States. Census of distribution. Small city and rural trade series. Analyzing the small city and rural market area.
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1933
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Fifteenth census of the United States. Census of distribution: 1930. (Preliminary). Retail distribution in the United States by counties and cities
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, U.S. Govt. print. off., 1931
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Fifteenth census of the United States. Census of distribution. Retail distribution. Retail chains.
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, DC : U.S. Gov. print. off., 1933
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Fifteenth census of the United States. Census of distribution. Retail distribution. Retail chains.
United States. Bureau of the Census
New York : Norman Ross Publishing Inc., 2003
Reprint edition; originally published: Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1933.
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Distribution of retail sales in the United States by counties
Rand McNally and Company
Chicago, Ill. : Rand McNally & Co., [1935]
Shows distribution of retail sales for counties in the United States based on the 1930 Census
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Guides:

Fifteenth census of the United States. Census of distribution. Retail distribution. How to use commodity sales data in state reports and the significance of such data.
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1932
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Evolution of the United States Economic Censuses: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Industry research using the economic census : how to find it, how to use it
Boettcher, Jennifer C. and Gaines, Leonard M.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004
Table of contents link
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Guide to industrial statistics : industrial statistics program, locator guide to published data, types of data presented, publications of major censuses, other sources of statistics
United States. Bureau of the Census
Washington : U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978
HD9724.U52 1978 - Regenstein, Reading Room, Floor 1