Supermarket Collection

San Francisco street scene, between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
San Francisco street scene, between 1896 and 1942. Chinese stores: Nanking Fook Woh & Co; Chinese and Japanese Bazaar

Supermarket in small Costa Rican town 2018. Creator: Unknown
Supermarket in small Costa Rican town 2018

Barnsley Co-op, Park Road branch interior, South Yorkshire, 1961. The interior of the Park Road branch of the Barnsley Co-op, showing an interesting variety of early 1960s products

Barnsley Co-op, Park Road branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Barnsley Co-op, Park Road branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961

Barnsley Co-op, Kendray branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Barnsley Co-op, Kendray branch exterior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. A typical late 1950s or early 1960s supermarket exterior

Barnsley Co-op, Kendray branch interior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Barnsley Co-op, Kendray branch interior, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. The interior of the Kendray branch of the Barnsley Co-op, showing a nice variation of early 1960s products

Barnsley Co-op, Smithies branch exterior, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Barnsley Co-op, Smithies branch exterior, South Yorkshire, 1961. Photographed for the Barnsley Co-operative society, the photograph shows a dog waiting eagerly outside the Smithies branch in South

Fruit and veg counter and cold counter, ASDA supermarket, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

The interior of Carlines Self Service Store, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
The interior of Carlines Self Service Store, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. View showing a good range of period products, which include some familiar names

The check-out area of the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist
The check-out area of the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist
The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham showing their range of cakes

The ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist: Michael Walters
The ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

The exterior of Carlines Self Service Store, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
The exterior of Carlines Self Service Store, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. This is a good example of the kind of self service retail outlet which was being developed during the 1950s and 1960s

Womens clothes, ASDA Supermarket, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

The meat counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist
The meat counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

A Ford Anglia outside Asda (Queens) supermarket, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Other period cars can be seen including an Austin Cambridge and a Vauxhall Victor

Supermarket checkout, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Supermarket checkout, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1966. An advertising image for Hamax cleaning products. Washing up liquid (half a gallon for 5 shillings)

Barnsley Co-op, interior of the Jump Branch, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. A photograph for the Barnsley Co-op showing the interior of their their new outlet in the village of Jump

Checkout girls at a supermarket opening, Broughs Ltd, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1963. Checkout girls with a customer in the newly refurbished Broughs Ltd self-service store near Barnsley

Opening of Broughs supermarket, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1963. Eager shoppers collect their baskets as the doors open on the newly refurbished Broughs Ltd self-service store near Barnsley

Miss Great Britain at Asda for a promotion of Lux Soap, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1972. The platform shoes and short skirts were typical of the style of clothes at the time

Barnsley Co-op Grocers, South Yorkshire, 1954. Artist: Michael Walters
Barnsley Co-op Grocers, South Yorkshire, 1954. One of the Barnsley Co-operative Societys supermarkets, with a wide range of period products to be seen through the window

Barnsley Co-op, Stairfoot branch exterior, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Barnsley Co-op, Stairfoot branch exterior, South Yorkshire, 1961

Barnsley Co-op, butchery department, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters
Butchers department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1957. The meat counter shows a varied selection of continental style salamis, whilst the shelves are stocked with a variety of tinned products

New Lodge Road Co-op self service supermarket, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist
New Lodge Road Co-op self service supermarket, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1957. View of the interior of the store showing the pharmacy counter

Interior of the Dodworth Road Co-op, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1957

Miss Great Britain at Asda, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1972. Artist: Michael Walters
Miss Great Britain at Asda, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1972. Miss Great Britain carrying out a promotion for Lux Soap. The platform shoes

Caravan winners, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1972. Artist: Michael Walters
Caravan winners, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1972. Mr and Mrs Claxton won this brand new Sprite Caravan in October of 1972

Asda supermarket, 1969. Artist: Michael Walters
Asda supermarket, 1969. Scene in a busy Asda supermarket, photographed in March of 1969. The layout is much the same as modern supermarkets but the tills are mechanical

Cleaning products on supermarket shelves, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Cleaning products on supermarket shelves, 1966. A close up photograph of a range of cleaning products, including some which were still available by the late 2000s

Whats in it for me?, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Whats in it for me?, 1965. A press advertisement photo taken in 1965, showing a child and mother deep in thought whilst looking at supermarket shelves

Self service shopping, Carlines store, Goldthorpe, South Yorshire, 1961 Artist: Michael
Self service shopping, Carlines store, Goldthorpe, South Yorshire, 1961. This photograph shows a good example of the new style of self service shops which were becoming popular at the time

Supermarket shoppers and salesman, Co-op, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Supermarket shoppers and salesman, Co-op, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. Two women look impressed with the sales technique of the young sales assistant in this picture taken in the newly

Cash and carry interior, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Cash and carry interior, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1960. As the country entered a new decade, there became a rush on the high street to create the self service store, a new way to shop

The new generation of cash and carry, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1960. As the country entered a new decade, there became a rush on the high street to create the self service store

Carlines Self Service Store in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Carlines Self Service Store, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. On the shelves can be seen many products, some of which have disappeared from the shelves

Barnsley Co-op, Penistone branch, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist: Michael Walters
Barnsley Co-op, Penistone branch, South Yorkshire, 1956. The well laid out shelves display a varied selection of goods from the period

Barnsley Co-op, Bolton upon Dearne branch, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist: Michael Walters
Barnsley Co-op, Bolton upon Dearne branch, South Yorkshire, 1956. The Co-op pioneered the new generation of self-service shops in the postwar years and this is a good example

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