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Biography/History: Spokesman Review Jan.1, 2018 Northwest section, p.2: "Bernard Brandt had worked 25 years in the women's clothing business, including several years at the Zukor store [Spokane] before buying the Altamae Shop in 1944 from Alta Mae Johnson. Brandt changed the name of the store to Bernards and opened it in the Hyde Building, across Wall Street from Zukor's at Riverside Avenue and Wall Street. With the help of his wife, Rose, Bernards became successful in post-World War II Spokane and expanded several times.... Bernard Brandt died in 1972 and the store moved to the Sherwood Mall for another decade."