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![[Interior of Piggly Wiggly store, Tenn., showing entrance turnstile with small wicker shopping baskets, and check-out counter; 1st self-service grocery store in U.S.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTcvMDEvMDEvaW50ZXJpb3Itb2YtcGlnZ2x5LXdpZ2dseS1zdG9yZS10ZW5uLXNob3dpbmctZW50cmFuY2UtdHVybnN0aWxlLXdpdGgtc21hbGwtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/256/jpg "[Interior of Piggly Wiggly store, Tenn., showing entrance turnstile with small wicker shopping baskets, and check-out counter; 1st self-service grocery store in U.S.]")
![[Position of the Second Battalion of the Fire Brigade drilling with hooked ladders] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvcG9zaXRpb24tb2YtdGhlLXNlY29uZC1iYXR0YWxpb24tb2YtdGhlLWZpcmUtYnJpZ2FkZS1kcmlsbGluZy13aXRoLWhvb2tlZC1sYWRkZXJzLTMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Position of the Second Battalion of the Fire Brigade drilling with hooked ladders] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.")
![[Interior view of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store showing check out counter with cash registers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTgvMDEvMDEvaW50ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1hLXBpZ2dseS13aWdnbHktc2VsZi1zZXJ2aWNlLWdyb2Nlcnktc3RvcmUtc2hvd2luZy1jaGVjay1vdXQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Interior view of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store showing check out counter with cash registers]")
![[Interior view of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store showing merchandise on shelves]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTgvMDEvMDEvaW50ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1hLXBpZ2dseS13aWdnbHktc2VsZi1zZXJ2aWNlLWdyb2Nlcnktc3RvcmUtc2hvd2luZy1tZXJjaGFuZGlzZS02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[Interior view of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store showing merchandise on shelves]")
![[Interior views of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery story showing merchandise on shelves]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTgvMDEvMDEvaW50ZXJpb3Itdmlld3Mtb2YtYS1waWdnbHktd2lnZ2x5LXNlbGYtc2VydmljZS1ncm9jZXJ5LXN0b3J5LXNob3dpbmctbWVyY2hhbmRpc2UtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Interior views of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery story showing merchandise on shelves]")
![[Interior view of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store showing scales on top of counter and paper bags stored under counter]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDkvaW50ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1vZi1hLXBpZ2dseS13aWdnbHktc2VsZi1zZXJ2aWNlLWdyb2Nlcnktc3RvcmUtc2hvd2luZy1zY2FsZXMtZTI0ZWY0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Interior view of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store showing scales on top of counter and paper bags stored under counter]")
![[Shelves in a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store in or near Memphis, Tennessee]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTcvMDEvMDEvc2hlbHZlcy1pbi1hLXBpZ2dseS13aWdnbHktc2VsZi1zZXJ2aWNlLWdyb2Nlcnktc3RvcmUtaW4tb3ItbmVhci1tZW1waGlzLXRlbm5lc3NlZS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Shelves in a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store in or near Memphis, Tennessee]")
![[Interior of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store in or near Memphis, Tenn., with two turnstiles in foreground]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvaW50ZXJpb3Itb2YtYS1waWdnbHktd2lnZ2x5LXNlbGYtc2VydmljZS1ncm9jZXJ5LXN0b3JlLWluLW9yLW5lYXItbWVtcGhpcy10ZW5uLTE4MTYwMi02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Interior of a Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store in or near Memphis, Tenn., with two turnstiles in foreground]")
