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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0121
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   Eating establishment
TITLE   Heap O' Cream #1
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of Heap O' Cream #1 located on North Beach in Corpus Christi, Texas. A young man in a white apron and dark tie stands behind an L-shaped counter. This ice cream shop sold ice cream in a variety of flavors for 5¢ per cone or dish and 25¢ per quart. They used Uneeda Bakers rainbow cones. Note the trash cans, wicker chairs, and the drinking fountain on the rear wall.
SUBJECT   Ice cream parlors. (lcsh)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Restaurant workers. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)