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Throwback Photos of Today's Most Successful Companies

What do Google, Starbucks, McDonald"s, and Ford have in common? They"re several of the world"s biggest, most successful companies today. But they were by no means overnight successes; in fact, Microsoft, Google, and Apple all started in garages.

Here"s a look at what some of today"s most successful companies looked like decades ago!

Dairy Queen, 1940

Joliet, Illinois

(Image via Pinterest)

Walmart (Originally "Walton's), 1968

(Image via Wikipedia)

Ford, 1913

Highland Park, Michigan

(Image via Wikipedia)

McDonald's, 1940

San Bernardino, California

(Image via Pinterest)

Kroger, 1950s

(Image via Pinterest)

J.C. Penney (Originally "The Golden Rule Store"), 1902

Kemmerer, Wyoming

(Image via Wikipedia)

Microsoft, 1970s

(Image via Pinterest 1 & 2)

Nike (Originally "Blue Ribbon Sports"), 1964

(Image via Facebook)

Disneyland, 1955

Loomis Dean/Contributor/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

Google, 1999

(Image via Pinterest)

Starbucks, 1977

(Image via Wikipedia)

Harley-Davidson, 1911

Springfield, Ohio

(Image via Wikipedia)

Taco Bell, 1962

Downey, California

(Image via Pinterest)

Coca-Cola, 1941

(Image via Wikipedia)

Whole Foods, 1980

(Image via Whole Foods Market)

Sears, 1964

Dallas, Texas

(Image via Pinterest)

CVS, 1964

(Image via Facebook)

Apple, 1984

Bettmann/Contributor/Bettmann/Getty Images

Carl's Jr., 1956

(Image via Pinterest)

Wendy's, 1969

(Image via Pinterest)

Barbie, 1959

Barbie was originally introduced as a blonde AND a brunette!

(Image via Pinterest & Wikipedia)

Burger King, 1953

Jacksonville, Florida

(Image via Pinterest)

Amazon, 1999

(Image via Pinterest)

Author Alot Careers Team Last Updated: May 05, 2020