Historic Business
Lark Dress Company
Thomas E. Lark and Blanche Sowers Lark founded a women’s dress company in 1930 at Fifth and Walnut, where the firm remained part of Shamokin’s garment industry in 1964.
Some details remain uncertain
Founded in 1930
The company advertisement dates Lark Dress Company to 1930 and names Thomas E. Lark and Blanche Sowers Lark as its founders.
Women’s Dresses Made in Shamokin
Lark Dress Company manufactured women’s dresses. That specific product places the firm within Shamokin’s garment trades without extending the record to labels, customers, production totals, or contracts that the advertisement does not identify.
At Fifth and Walnut
The advertisement locates the company at Fifth and Walnut. Its 1964 employment statement is treated as a dated company claim, not a complete payroll or a measure of the firm’s size in other years.
Location
Fifth and Walnut Streets, Shamokin, Pennsylvania