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  • The Shopping Bag: Portable Art Medium and Message
  • Holiday Bags

Shopping Bags

Holiday Shopping Bags

In American cities large and small, especially between 1920 and 1960, holiday displays were both a public treat and a commercial enterprise. At Christmas, shopping malls across the country still feature visits with Santa and stores offer seasonal shopping bags to hold holiday purchases. Explore a selection of holiday bags from our collections, even if all your shopping is online.


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Bloomingdale's: Christmas (no date)

Bloomingdale's Holiday Storefront

B. Altman: Folk Art Christmas

Bergdorf Goodman: Christmas Bag

Bloomingdale's: Christmas 1990

Bloomingdale's Christmas: Lexington/ E. 59th St.

Main Street

Bloomingdale's: Christmas 1992

Bloomingdale's: Christmas 1990

B. Altman & Co.: Christmas Store

Saks Fifth Avenue: Christmas 1977

Bloomingdale's: New Years 1988

Bloomingdale's: New Years 1983

Bloomingdale's: New Years 1984

Bloomie's bear

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