It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society.

This week we are featuring a “modern” grocery store circa 1900. This is the interior of Frank Hall’s store. It was not self-service; clerks retrieved items from shelves behind the counters for the customer.

Note the Jell-O boxes in the upper left corner. Marketing Jell-O as a flavored gelatin dessert did not occur until 1897. So Hall’s store was featuring the latest products of the day.

Join us next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society.

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