1897 sears catalog1
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The 1897 Sears Catalog. This catalog includes many strange items for sale by today's standards. It is a fun read!TRANSCRIPT
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The 1897 Sears, Roebuck
and Co. Catalog
Recently my local historical society
had its annual yard sale. One of the
items I bought was a reprint of this
famous catalog. It was recreated by
Fred L. Israel of the City College of
New York. It is 786 pages long
(including the index). I have copies
some of the pages to give you an
indication of American life in these
times. I had fun putting this together
and I hope you do too!
(Only the cover is in color, all the other pages are
black and white)
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Historical Context
Before you start, here are a couple of
trivial items for 1897..
Henry Ford had just built his first car in his shed at home
Gold had just been discovered in the Klondike
William McKinley became the 25th president
The nations most popular song was
Therell Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Americas first subway opened in Boston