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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0107
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   Eating establishment
TITLE   Unidentified cafe
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of an unidentified cafe in Corpus Christi, Texas. A man, nicknamed "Goodtime Charlie," and two women stand behind a dark counter. Two customers sit on stools at the counter before them. In the foreground are three square tables with white tablecloths This cafe served hot cakes, 10¢; chili, 10¢; and Irish stew. The ceiling fan was an Emerson-Trojan. Behind the counter are a number of humorous signs including: "Our Coffee Has A Kick Like A Flappers Kiss" and "Use less sugar, stir like hell, We don't mind the noise."
SUBJECT   Cafés. (lcsh)
Consumers. (lctgm)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Restaurant workers. (lctgm)
Restaurants. (lcsh)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)
Women. (lcsh)