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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0104
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   Eating establishment
TITLE   Purple Cow cafe
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of the Purple Cow cafe in Corpus Christi, Texas. Two men in white aprons and caps stand behind a counter. Three men sit on stools in front of them. A Punget gaming device (a type of marble game) sits on the counter. This establishment served Nu-Port coffee and sold bacon sandwiches, cold pork sandwiches, and hamburgers for 10¢. The cafe offered table seating along with counter service.
SUBJECT   Cafés. (lcsh)
Consumers. (lctgm)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Restaurant workers. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)