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Abercrombie outfitted expeditions

An early catalogue offering from Abercrombie & Fitch, formerly a premiere outdoors outfitter. – Gayne Young photo

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OUTDOORS ON END By Gayne C. Young, on May 8, 2024

Abercrombie outfitted expeditions

Astore that once was decorated with posters of half-naked ingenues in its windows in rapidly deteriorating shopping malls, was once the premier hunting and fishing outfitter in the world.

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