Shopping Collection

Biba Style
A woman trying on a minidress in one of Londons hippest boutiques, Biba. (Photo by Stephan C Archetti/Getty Images)

Galleria Umberto
circa 1930: Galleria Umberto, Naples, one of Europes most famous shopping arcades. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Singapore City Lights at Night
Singapore Cityscape at Night

Old Bond Street
circa 1925: Shoppers in Old Bond Street, London. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Prinsenstraat shopping street in Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
Shopping area around Prinsenstraat and Herenstraat in Amsterdam, Holland

Traditional silk japanese folding fans
Typical japanese handfans made with silk and bamboo in a shop in Higashiyama district, Kyoto, Japan

Family of four in shoe shop, salesman fitting shoe on girl as mother
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Family of four in shoe shop, salesman fitting shoe on girl as mother, father and sister look on

Woman sitting in shopping cart
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Woman sitting in shopping cart

Busy Bazaar in Jaffa
Busy bazaar in Jaffa (also known as Yafo), a city on the Palestine coast of the Ottoman Empire

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
(Original Caption) Milan, Italy: Photo shows the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele (Victor Emmanuel Galleyr) in Milan, a type of early indoor shopping strip. The architect is Mengoni. Ca. 1890s

Pushcart Peddlers on Street
1897-New York, NY: Photo shows pushcart peddlers at Mulberry Street waiting for trade

Customers Shopping
(Original Caption) Typical scene of Mulberry Bend showing trade

Shoppers Sopping On City Street
(Original Caption) New York, NY: Shops and shoppers on Rivington Street, corner of Orchard Street, Lower East Side of New York City. Photograph, early 1940's

Shopping Crowds In New York City
(Original Caption) "The 14th Street Store." Shopping crowds, New York City, turn of the century. Photograph

Crowded Life On Mulberry Street
(Original Caption) Mulberry Street in New York City ca, 1900, crowded with life. Photograph

Prince And Princess Shop In Monico
(Original Caption) Palma Majorca, Monico: Princess Grace and Prince Raineer shop in Palma Majorca

Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog No.105
Cover of a Sears Roebuck & Co. Consumer's Guide, Fall 1897

Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog No.110
Cover of a Sears Roebuck & Co. Consumer's Guide, Fall 1900

Fashionable English Ladies at Westminster Cathedral Bazaar
(Original Caption) England: Grand Bazaar at Westminster Cathedral. Mrs. Geo. Pauling, Countess Blucher, The Hon. Barbara Petre, The Hon. Clare Petre, & Countess Fedrigolli, (seated). (L to R)

Mother and Daughter (8-9) Shopping for Christmas Tree

Miss. Phoebe Snow Shopping
(Original Caption) Picture shows Miss. Phoebe Snow shopping in a woman's clothing store. She is wearing all white with a matching white hat

Shopping In Nicollet Street
(Original Caption) Shopping in Nicollet Street Madison, Wisconsin. Note interesting trade signs. Undated photograph

Preparing for Thanksgiving by John Whetton Ehninger
PREPARING FOR THANKSGIVING: BUTCHER'S SHOP SCENE.UNDATED WOODCUT

Overall View Of Interior Of Supermarket
(Original Caption) Overall view of the interior of a Grand Union store ca. 1945. Photograph. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)

Crowd in Department Store
Shoppers crowd into a department store during "dollar days, " a promotion put on by the National Recovery Administration

Vegetable stand, New York City, New York State, USA
1905-New York, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Vegetable stand and store with customers

Marshall Field'S Store Window
(Original Caption) Pedestrians looking at Marshall Field's window, 1909, Chicago, IL. Photo

F.W.Woolworth Company Store in Montpelier
(Original Caption) Montpelier, Vermont: A front view of a F.W. Woolworth 5 and 10 cent store. Ca. 1910

Street Scene of Lower East Side
1910-New York, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Street scene of lower east side. Photograph, 1910

Chauffeur Helping Woman Out of Car
(Original Caption) New York, NY- Shopping on Fifth Avenue. Woman assisted out of her car by chauffeur. Photogrpah ca. 1915

Customers Inside Drugstore
Drugstore of the 1920's showing wide variety of merchandise handled. Note overhead ventilators. Undated photograph circa 1920. BPA2# 3642

Henry and May Wallace Shopping in Central Market
(Original Caption) 8/7/1922-Secretary of Agriculture Henry Cantwell Wallace and his wife May making purchase at Central Market. Photograph, August 7, 1922

Orchard Street
(Original Caption) New York's Orchard Street with rows of push carts. Photograph dated 1923

Jewish Street Market in Chicago
(Original Caption) 6/18/1924-Chicago, IL: Photo is of Maxwell Street, Chicago, situated in the Jewish quarter and said to be one of the greatest outdoor markets in the world

Fulton Fish Market
(Original Caption) 12/17/1924-New York, NY: Fulton Fish Market

Birdseye View Of The Holiday Atmosphere
(Original Caption) 3/29/26-New York: The holiday atmosphere hung over Orchard St

Christmas Shoppers in 34th Street
(Original Caption) 12/9/1929-New York, NYPhoto of a crowd of Christmas shoppers in 34th St

Drug Store Crowded with Product Displays
(Original Caption) New York, New York: Women at the counter of drug store speak to the pharmacists

Dress Department of Gimbel's Department Store
(Original Caption) 1930- Photo shows the dress department of Gimbel's Department Store. The dress department has its share of buyers

Man Signing Piece of Paper
(Original Caption) Buying an Automobile: Photo shows a man signing a piece of paper in a automobile dealership. Ca. 1940s

Man Signing Paper in Process
(Original Caption) Buying an Automobile: Photo shows a man signing a paper in the process of buying an automoibile. Ca. 1940s

Man Looking at Interior of Car
(Original Caption) Buiying an Automobile: Photo shows a man looking at an automobile interior while buying an automobile in salesroom. Ca. 1940s-1950s

Overlooking Christmas Shoppers at Macy's
Overlooking a crowd of Christmas shoppers near the information booth at Macy's

Gracie Allen and Frances Drake Shopping
Gracie Allen (L) shops for slippers in a Los Angeles store with fellow actress Frances Drake

Woman Shopping at Shops Cooperating with NRA Codes
Los Angeles shoppers take part in William Randolph Hearst's Buy In September campaign which supports President Roosevelt's National Recovery Administration program which seeks to stimulate

Eleanor Roosevelt with Santa and Doll at Sales Counter
(Original Caption) 12/13/1933-Washington, D.C.- Washington department stores are being visited regularly these December days by the members of the First Family. Even Mrs

Mary Pickford Shopping for Dolls
(Original Caption) 12/15/1933-New York, NY- Mary Pickford is still one of the most ardent boosters of the sunny slopes of California

Holiday Shoppers Crowding the Street
(Original Caption) With only eight shopping days remaining, the holiday shopping rush has reached its peak in New York City

Women Look at Macy's Window
(Original Caption) 5/23/1935-New York, NY- Window shoppers. New Yorkers are constantly in a hurry. Yet the women seem always to find time for hours of window shopping

Outdoor Market On Eighth Ave In Harlem
(Original Caption) 10/16/35-New York: Harlem, the section of New York City inhabited by Negroes, is the largest "Negro city in the world." It is estimated that 300

New York City Newstand in 1935
NEWSSTAND, 3RD AVE. & 32ND ST. NEW YORK CITY.PHOTOGRAPH, NOV. 19, 1935

Sales Clerk in Coat Window Shops
(Original Caption) 1937- It takes plenty of bargain hunting for most dime store clerks to keep within their salary. Their budgets usually vary with family financial circumstances

Shoppers Look At Sign On Door
(Original Caption) 11/23/1938-New York City: Jewish merchants in the Bronx closed their stores for one hour, Nov. 23rd, in protest against anti-Semitism in Germany

Crowd of Christmas Shoppers Outside Macy's
Christmas shoppers crowd outside the display windows of Macy's department store in Manhattan

Bob Hope Shopping for Christmas
(Original Caption) 1940- Hollywood, CA- Bob Hope, famed NBC screen and radio comedian, is the father of two adopted children now and has to do his X-mas shopping early

Woman Shopping with Her Ration Stamps
(Original Caption) Picture shows a woman shopping in a local grocery store using her ration stamps during World War II. She is handing them over to the cashier behind the counter

Line for Hosiery Shop
(Original Caption) Line of people waiting to get into a hosiery shop on 6th Avenue in New York City to purchase nylon stockings

Women by Hosiery Shop
(Original Caption) Women showing nylon stockings they bought at a hosiery shop on 6th avenue in New York City

Women Shopping At Accessory Counter
(Original Caption) Two women chat with the sales clerk at the accessory counter of a store. The sales clerk stands behind the cash register. Behind her a variety of purses and gloves are on display

A & P Supermarket and Parking Lot
(Original Caption) Westwood, NJ-Photo shows an A & P Supermarket and its parking lot, located at Westwood, NJ. Ca. 1940s-1950s. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Women at Beauty Counters
(Original Caption) 9/30/1941New York, New YorkFace powder purchased by milady will help Uncle Sam pay his winter bill, starting Wednesday October 1st

Harry Truman And Wife Shopping at Produce Stand
Sen. and Mrs. Harry Truman S. Truman learn from clerk Joseph Wood, that OPA maximum price regulations went into effect, allowing 2 pounds of bananas to sell for 19 cents

John and Mamie Eisenhower
Cadet John Eisenhower, the son of General Eisenhower, and his mother Mamie are off to do some Christmas shopping while John is away from West Point

Women Trying on Nylon Stockings
As World War II ended, women were able to obtain nylon stockings once again

People Shopping at a General Store
(Original Caption) 7/27/1944-Stow, MA- Among the institutions that are gradually disappearing from the American scene in this modern age is the general store

People Browsing Through Used Books
One place where the intelligenstia rubs sophisticated shoulders with hoi polloi is the used book counter

Couple Window-Shopping For a Ring
A sailor and his girlfriend look for an engagement ring in the window of a Kenosha, Wisconsin jewelry store

Woman Shopping in Montgomery Ward
(Original Caption) 12/9/1945-Jamaica, NY-WOMEN SHOPPING FOR IRONS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AT THE SALE AT MONTGOMERY WARD'S STORE ON JAMAICA AVENUE

Crowd Shopping in Downtown Washington, DC
(Original Caption) 12/15/1945- Washington, DC- This scene at 12th and F Sts. in downtown Washington indicates that not all people wait unitl the last minute to do their Christmas shopping

Greek Market
Food stands line a busy open air market in Greece

New Yorkers Shopping For Meat
(Original Caption) Dogs For Dinner. New York City -- Closed by the meat shortage, the kosher delicatessen at 37 Essex Street opened its doors to meat-hungry patrons on October 9th

Snow Fall In New York At Christmass
(Original Caption) 12/20/1946-New York, NY: NEW YORK HAS IT'S FIRST REAL SNOWFALL.... NEW YORK...CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS ON 34TH STREET WALK THROUGH NEW YORK'S FIRST REAL SNOWFALL DEC. 2OTH

Shoppers at Christmas Display Windows
(Original Caption) 11/29/1947 - New York, NY- With Christmas less than a month away, these early birds stand in front of a Yuletide display in a downtown department store

Christmas Rush At Macy'S
(Original Caption) 12/13/1947- New York, NY: The Christmas shopping rush. With only ten shopping days left before Christmas, buyers throng the main floor of a Macy's department store December 13th

Seminole Family Shopping For Shoes
Seminole Chief Jimmie Billy and his family shop for shoes

Clerk at Counter Checks Customer and Goods
(Original Caption) 1948: A clerk checks a customer's purchases at the cashier's desk

Representative Helen Douglas at Grocery Store Checkout
(Original Caption) 4/27/1948-Washington, DC- Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas (D), of CA, has begun an all-out fight against the high cost of living

Helen Gahagan Douglas at Butcher Counter
(Original Caption) 4/27/1948-Washington, D.C.- Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas (D-CA) has begun an all-out fight against the high cost of living

Fresh Produce Reaches German Consumers

Huntington Hartford
A sign at a local A&P grocery store advices customers that prices on all vegetables and fruits have gone up due to the Florida freeze. Mrs. C. L

Grocer Reads Customer'S List @Counter
(Original Caption) Brooklyn, New York-Grocer reads over a customer's shopping list as she watches. Undated photograph

Women Leaving Neiman Marcus For Car
(Original Caption) Ca. 1945-1960-The Ervay Street entrance for Neiman Marcus in Dallas, TX. Two women leave, a doorman holds their packages and the door for them

Woman Trying On White Fur Coat In Store
(Original Caption) A woman tries on a long, white fur coat in a furriers showroom. Ca. 1930-1940

Shoppers In Central Fruit Market
(Original Caption) Washington, D.C.: Shoppers in a central fruit market. Photograph, ca. 1900

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