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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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Sweet's Food Shop
September 14, 1931
Interior view of Sweet's Food Shop at 427 (or 445) West Main Street, with display cases of candy and shelves stocked with food items.
Plaenert Grocery Window, 1931
July 7, 1931
Plaenert Grocery (1128 S. Park Street) White House Coffee display window.
Grocery Shopper Selecting Lady Borden Ice Cream
September 16, 1953
Woman grocery shopper with shopping cart selecting "Lady Borden" ice cream from freezer below shelves of related food items.
Brach's Candy Shop Display
June 21, 1948
Brach's Candy Shop display at Mel's Grocery Store, 1204 West Dayton Street with other grocery items in background.
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co., Warehouse
December 23, 1931
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. exterior, front of warehouse, 634 W. Main Street. There are vehicles parked on the street.
Avenue Food Shop
April 23, 1931
Interior of the Avenue Food Shop, 2427 University Avenue, with a woman weighing items on an old balance beam scale.
