Black and white photograph of the main floor decorated for Christmas, c.1935.

Main floor decorated for Christmas, Dayton’s

Main floor decorated for Christmas, c.1935.

Black and white photograph of Children’s barber shop, c.1926.

Children’s Barber Shop, Dayton’s

Children’s barber shop, c.1926.

Black and white photograph of Men’s department, c.1926.

Dayton’s Men’s Department

Men’s department, c.1926.

Black and white photograph of window display of gifts for bride, c.1923.

Dayton’s Window Display

Window display of gifts for bride, c.1923.

Black and white photograph of Curtiss aircraft used for Dayton’s merchandise delivery, 1922.

Dayton’s Dry Goods Plane

Curtiss aircraft used for Dayton’s merchandise delivery, 1922.

Black and white photograph of furniture window display, c.1920.

Furniture in window display

Furniture window display, c.1920.

Black and white photograph of David Draper Dayton, 1919.

David Draper Dayton

David Draper Dayton, 1919.

Colorized postcard image of downtown store at 700 Nicollet Ave., 1912.

The Dayton Company

Postcard image of downtown store at 700 Nicollet Ave., 1912.

Black and white photograph of George Draper Dayton, 1934.

George Draper Dayton

George Draper Dayton, 1934.

Dayton’s

Dayton’s began as a single store at Seventh Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis in 1902. When the last Dayton family member retired from leadership in 1983, the company had stores nationwide and profits of over $240 million. It became Target Corporation in 2000.

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