This is a school supply list published by the New York Tribune on Sept. 5, 1920. You can find it at chroniclingamerica. loc.gov.

Back to school shopping has been a thing for as long as there have been schools.

What back-to-school shopping looks like has changed over the years. Although some items on the back-to-school lists have changed, as evidenced by the back-to-school list published in the New York Tribune in 1920, many items have changed, along with the prices.

A hundred years ago, you could buy pencils for 15 cents, or a combination pen and pencil for nine cents. Of course, you had to buy the ink separately, and that cost you five cents. Your book straps, with or without handles, would cost you about four and a half cents. A boys’ waterproof school back - compete with shoulder strap - would set you back a whopping 34 cents. Don’t worry, girls, they didn’t forget about you. A girl’s net school bag cost 25 cents. Don’t forget the pads! No, not iPads, actual pads of paper for writing.

There are many differences between shopping today and shopping a hundred years ago.

Today, online shopping makes it easier for parents to get everything they need. Some online stores even have oneclick shopping to save time and money. Just enter your city and school name and the website does the rest.

Of course, school supplies aren’t the only essentials bought during backto- school time. Children have usually grown so much over the summer that a new wardrobe is a must before school begins.

A 1922 newspaper advertisement out of the Chickasha Daily Express, exclaims, “Solve the School Clothing Problem!”

”The starting of the school term is only a few days off. Prepare for it NOW.

“We have just received a splendid assortment of wearables for grammar school Lads and high school boys.

“Mothers are solving their school clothing problem at this store. Here they are finding exceptional values and stylish, splendidly, tailored Suits.

“Let us take care of your school clothing needs. ‘Wooly Boy Standard’ suits for boys with either one or two pairs of trousers.

“$10 to $18.50.” Another ad from 1900 out of the Guthrie Daily Leader touts school clothes as being almost as important as school supplies. And don’t forget to buy your boy a pair of two-dollar Oxford shoes to go with their three-piece suits for the upcoming school year.