Condition: This is a vintage pre-loved item. Item may show some wear and aging from storage. See pictures.
About 8" x 10".
Almacs was founded in 1942 by Allen Pike. They quickly grew into a successful super market chain. In 1952 they introduced S&H Green Stamps which kept customers coming back. They grew to purchase Providence Public Markets in 1953 and were the largest supermarket chain in Rhode Island by the late 1960s. At their peak, they had 43 stores. They began to dwindle in the 1990s. The grocer company filed for bankruptcy in 1993. By 1995 all locations closed.
Lawrence S. Millard (d 2012) was a news photographer for the Providence Journal in Rhode Island from c 1949 - 1988. A Rhody native, Larry graduated from Cranston East High School in 1940. He served in WWII before becoming a photographer at the ProJo (then The Providence Journal - Bulletin). He also worked with Ken Weber on two outdoor guide books: 25 Walks in Rhode Island, a hiker’s guide to trails from Buck HIll to Block Island (New Hampshire Publishign Company, 1978) and Canoeing Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut (New Hampshire Publishing Company, 1980).
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