The man who started it all...Wal-Mart-wise. Samuel Moore Walton is seen in an early 1970s photo.

Photo from Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1972

The very first Wal-Mart Discount City opened in July 1962. The store was located in Rogers, which is in the northwest corner of Arkansas.

Photo from the Walmart Museum

A "Frontier logo" store. The trademark was in use between 1964 and 1981.

Photo from Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1980

A vintage "Wally World" annual report provides a peek into a Wal-Mart store from way back in 1972. At the time, there were fifty-one Wal-Mart stores. These were located in the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Missouri.
Photo from Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1972