A 70-Year Journey in the Fortune 500 Time Machine

The 1955 list our irst-ever ranking of U.S. companies by revenue reveals a lot about how American business once saw itself. It also shows how dramatically the economy and the list have changed.

By MATT HEIMER
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TO LEAF THROUGH the July 1955 issue of Fortune is to open an Eisenhower-era time capsule— black-and-white photography cars with tail ins so many men in neckties. But perhaps the biggest clue that youve tumbled out of the 21st-century business world...

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