Elmore's very first store opened in November 1925. 
Photo from V.J. Elmore Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1950 


Virgil Jackson Elmore (1887-1942), Founder, President and  Treasurer of Elmore's Stores.
Photo from V.J. Elmore Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1950 


The Elmore Mother Store -in Clanton, Alabama- in the early 1950s.
Photo from V.J. Elmore Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1950 


An inside view of the Moulton, Alabama location.
Photo from V.J. Elmore Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1950 


A 5cent - 10cent and $1.00 Elmore Stores rig.
Photo from V.J. Elmore Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1954 


The fashionable Elmore Stores trademark of the mid-century.
Photo from V.J. Elmore Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1955


A more contemporary Elmore store. 
Photo from Genesco, Incorporated Annual Report 1966