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This selection of approximately 330 images provides a sample of the collections related to the consumer culture that developed in the 19th century, particularly in cities. It recalls many ways in which goods and services were used as well as the consumer patterns and clothing fashions of the day.

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• Consumer products (clothing, housing, food, health, leisure and recreation, etc.);
• Advertising (ads, merchandise samples, labels, excerpts from illustrated catalogues, etc.);
• Places of business, offices and stores (grocery, department and warehouse stores, etc.);
• Home interiors and furnishings.

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