Beautifully Dressed Shopgirls of the Early 20th Century Had Real StyleThey were so elegant. Rose HeichelbechReiss Department Store staff, 1914. Via/ Library of Congress Blanck’s Department Store, 1920s. Via/ State Archives of Florida Linn & Scruggs Department Store staff, 1910. Via/ Library of Congress Cracowaner’s Department Store, 1920s. Via/ State Archives of Florida Eaton’s candy department, 1904. Via/ Wiki Commons Eaton’s seamstresses, 1904. Some of the women are wearing their measuring tapes around their necks, while others are wearing ties like Gibson girls. Via/ Wiki Commons Staff of Burdine’s Department Store, 1929. Notice one bold woman in pants! Via/ State Archives of Florida Previous page Subscribe to Dusty Old Thing How the Experts Tell CZ from Real DiamondsHow “Stairway to Heaven” Was WrittenCentury-old Paris Waiters’ Race RevivedVitrolite- The Wonder Material That’s Now Almost ExtinctThe Dress That Made Molly Ringwald Cry in the ’80s9 Facts About Antiques Roadshow That Might Surprise YouThis 1958 Classic Was Banned from the RadioThe Truth Behind the Song “Layla”What Life Was Like in 1930s HoovervillesLiving in an Amish House5 of the Most Unusual Names for LocalsA Delightful Collection of Box BedsSKM: below-content placeholderWhizzco for DOT