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Sears: Death of an American icon

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Oct 15, 2018

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1961, Arlene Hardt looks at drapery samples with clerk, Lucille Jagusch
1961. Arlene Hardt looks at drapery samples with clerk Lucille Jagusch. AP

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Librarian Ruth Parrington studies early Sears Roebuck catalogs.
Librarian Ruth Parrington studies early Sears Roebuck catalogs. The catalog Parrington is holding features women’s fashion from 1902. AP

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Sears building in downtown Houston.
1959. Sears building in downtown Houston. AP

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1961, Manager of Sears Roebuck department store shows woman a carpet sample.
1961. A manager store shows a carpet sample to a customer in the Golf-Mill Sears Roebuck department store in Niles, Illinois. AP

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Soldiers guarding a Sears department store during a period of rioting in Baltimore, Maryland.
1968. Soldiers guarding a Sears department store during a period of rioting in Baltimore, Maryland. Getty Images

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Portrait of businessman Richard W. Sears, founder of Sears in the 1900s.
Portrait of businessman Richard W. Sears, founder of Sears in the 1900s. Getty Images

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Mannequins are shown as Sears unveils their "Store of the Future."
1983. Mannequins are shown as Sears unveils its “Store of the Future.” AP

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Shoppers leave one of the remaining Sears outlet stores.
1993. Shoppers leave one of the remaining Sears outlet stores. AP

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Shoppers pick through the bargains remaining at the Sears Outlet Store in Downers Grove, Illinois.
1993. Shoppers pick through the bargains remaining at the Sears Outlet Store in Downers Grove, Illinois. AP

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Customers check out the clothing in the Lands' End section of Sears.
2002. Customers check out the clothing in the Lands’ End section of Sears. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Shopper, Donna Burnside, and her children shop at the Sears in Utah.
2003. Shopper, Donna Burnside, and her children shop at the Sears in Utah. AP

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Shopper looks over clearance items at Sears. Sears drops 83 percent in second-quarter earnings.
2004. Glenda Hogue from Arnold, Mo., looks over clearance items at a Sears store in suburban St. Louis. AP

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Holiday shoppers wait for the doors to open early outside of Sears.
Holiday shoppers wait for the doors to open early outside of Sears in 2004. AP

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K-Mart receives Sears merchandise after stockholders vote on a merger to join Sears and K-Mart.
2005. K-Mart receives Sears merchandise after stockholders vote on a merger to join Sears and K-Mart. AP

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A shopper passes shelves of holiday items for sale.
2005. A shopper passes shelves of holiday items for sale. AP

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Customers shop inside of the department store after Sears overcame a steep sales drop off.
2005. Customers shop inside of the department store after Sears overcame a steep sales drop off. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Black Friday shoppers look for bargains in the tool department of Sears.
2011. Black Friday shoppers look for bargains in the tool department of Sears. AP

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An employee walks through the appliance department at a Sears store in North Olmsted, Ohio in 2012.
An employee walks through the appliance department at a Sears store in North Olmsted, Ohio in 2012. AP

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A worker repairs a sign outside of the Sears Grand store in 2012.
2012. A worker repairs a sign outside of the Sears Grand store in Solon, Ohio in 2012. AP

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A sign for a Sears department store is displayed in Hackensack, N.J.
2018. A sign for a Sears department store is displayed in Hackensack, N.J. AP

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