March 20 Walmart Museum

Walmart was founded by Sam Walton in Bentonville Arkansas. In one lifetime it has prospered and grown to be the largest and most successful retailer in the world. This museum in built in down town Bentonville in the site of Sam's original store

 

The history wall

Any one who was in retail in this era will appreciate this picture. 
It is the the formal lay out for where the tables and merchandise
goes in the store. Drawn on a piece of paper with a ruler and a pencil.
I did quite of few of those myself. 

The financial report from his first month of sales

a Replica of Sam"s office

Every one who has followed Walmart and Sam Walton knows
 the story of this pick up truck.

A display of items that had been returned and the reason

George Bush went to Bentonville to present Sam with the presidential medial of freedom.