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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0178
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   Food store
TITLE   Unidentified grocery
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of an unidentified grocery located in or around Corpus Christi, Texas. A man stands between two long counters that appear to run the length of the store. He wears a dark jacket and stands next to a large calculating machine. This grocery was not self-service. Instead, the man behind the counter would fill customers' orders. The store sold beans in bulk, Morton salt, Admiration coffee, and assorted tobaccos. The cash register shows a sale of 3¢.
SUBJECT   Grocers. (lctgm)
Grocery stores. (lctgm)
Interiors. (lctgm)
United States--Texas. (lcsh)