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As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements featuring Historic Buildings, here is a 1938 advertisement for Dowell’s, a moving and storage company then located in the Rithet Building at 1119 Wharf Street.
![1938 advertisement for Dowell's Moving, then located in the Rithet Building at 1117 Wharf Street.](http://www.victoriaonlinesightseeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dowells-1117Wharf-advertisement-1938-VictoriaOnlineSightseeing-1662x2474-1.jpg)
1938 advertisement for Dowell’s Moving, then located in the Rithet Building at 1119 Wharf Street.
The Rithet Building is still standing at 1117-1125 Wharf Street.
![The Rithet Building, 1117-1129 Wharf Street, built 1861-1865 with additions in 1885 and 1889](http://www.victoriaonlinesightseeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Wharf_St-Rithet-victoriaonlinesightseeing-P1012213-1662x1247.jpg)
The Rithet Building, 1117-1129 Wharf Street, built 1861-1865 with additions in 1885 and 1889
Here is a 1933 advertisement showing the Rithet Building while it was occupied by Dowell’s.
![1933 advertisement for Dowell's Transfer & Storage Co., based in the Rithet Building, 1117-1125 Wharf Street (Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours collection)](http://www.victoriaonlinesightseeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Dowells-advertisement-1933-VictoriaOnlineSightseeing-1662x1676.jpg)
1933 advertisement for Dowell’s Transfer & Storage Co., based in the Rithet Building, 1117-1125 Wharf Street (Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours collection)
Here is a photo showing the Rithet Building occupied by R.P. Rithet & Co., circa 1912.
![The Rithet Building, 1117-1125 Wharf Street and 1129 Wharf Street circa 1912. In this photo 1117-1129 Wharf Street is occupied by R.P. Rithet & Co. and 1129 Wharf Street is occupied by Walter Fraser & Co., a hardware dealer.](http://www.victoriaonlinesightseeing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Rithet_Building-ca_1912-VictoriaOnineSightseeing-P9160124-1662x1102.jpg)
The Rithet Building, 1117-1125 Wharf Street and 1129 Wharf Street circa 1912. In this photo 1117-1129 Wharf Street is occupied by R.P. Rithet & Co. and 1129 Wharf Street is occupied by Walter Fraser & Co., a hardware dealer. (Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours collection)
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