24 Rare Photos of Stores in the Victorian Era

Shopping is one of the earliest concepts in the world, as old as civilization itself when people traded for what they needed.

Now, let's take a vintage look at the stores and shops in the Victorian Era.
 

A late-Victorian store interiors.

A store at Rowland Street, Westchester Square, The Bronx, New York City, 1900

A cigar store

A dry goods store

A Victorian dry goods store

A Victorian store interiors

Boots and shoes shop

Crinoline shop, ca. 1880

Gadsby's original shop, Stratford, London, ca. late 1800s

Grocery store, ca. 1890s

Hardware store selling weapons, Dodge city, 1872

A Victorian hat shop

Interior of Helmbold's drug store, New York City, ca. 1880s

General store, late 1800s

Late 1800s general store

Shop in Macclesfield Street, Soho, London, 1883

Store and post office, 1800s

A store in the 1800s

A store in the 1800s

Stores, ca. 1890s

The 'Great Five Cent' store in Utica, NY, 1879

The grocery store, USA, ca. late 1800s

Vegetable store in the late 1800s