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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0147
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   Food store
TITLE   Model Grocery
DESCRIPTION   View of the dairy and meat counter at Model Grocery, an I.G.A. store, in Sinton, Texas. Five men, three in white aprons, stand behind a deli case. Butcher Jim Dubose stands second from left. The man with the light-colored tie was the deputy sheriff. Model Grocery sold Armour hams, Decker sausage, one-pound blocks of butter, milk in clear glass bottles, and garden seeds. Note the electric meat slicer and grinder.
PERSONAL NAME   Dubose, Jim. (aacr2)
SUBJECT   Butchers. (lcsh)
Grocers. (lctgm)
Grocery stores. (lctgm)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Self-service stores. (lcsh)
United States--Texas--Sinton. (lcsh)