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)

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