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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0106
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   Eating establishment
TITLE   Unidentified diner
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of an unidentified diner in Corpus Christi, Texas. A man and woman, both in wait staff attire, stand behind a serving counter. The man holds a glass of beer as the woman leans on the counter behind. A pie safe sits on the back counter next to stacked cups and saucers. The menu on the wall includes a Dutch lunch (an individual serving of cold cuts) with beer for 20¢. Note the New Deal slot machine on the counter.
SUBJECT   Cafés. (lcsh)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Restaurant workers. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)
Waitresses. (lctgm)
Women. (lcsh)