It’s “Back to School” time! Getting ready for the new year means shopping not only for school supplies but also for the latest in fashions. The trade literature collection at the National Museum of American History Library includes catalogs featuring school furnishings, classroom supplies, and fashions for students of all ages.–Alexia MacClain and Mary Ann Wilson
Top: Beckley-Cardy Company, Catalog of Books Helps and Supplies for Teachers and Schools, Chicago, Illinois, 1918
Middle and bottom: Morris & Company, Inc., Paul Jones Middy Garments, Baltimore, Maryland
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