THEN AND NOW: How Department Stores Evolved in Photos
Pleasant Family Shopping
![Pleasant Family Shopping: Inside the New Wards Stores, Late 50's](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2Ik5quiI0/SegIY_9PKJI/AAAAAAAACjg/SRwekbe8_OA/s400/montgomery+ward+kansas+city+1958++pleasantfamilyshopping.jpg)
Pleasant Family Shopping: A New Day For Wards
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Pleasant Family Shopping: Have A Nice Day at Wards!
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Back in the Day: Shopping down memory lane with nostalgia, Lifestyle
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Pleasant Family Shopping: A New Day For Wards
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Montgomery Ward, Malls and Retail Wiki
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Pleasant Family Shopping
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Pleasant Family Shopping: Have A Nice Day at Wards!
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Pleasant Family Shopping: Inside the New Wards Stores, Late 50's
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Montgomery Ward - Wikipedia
Pleasant Family Shopping - The Modern Living Room, circa 1969. Montgomery Ward, from their annual report. I've posted this one before, but I definitely think it's worth a second (and third and