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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0200
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   General merchandise
TITLE   Racket Store
DESCRIPTION   Interior of the Racket Store located in or around Corpus Christi, Texas. Two women and a young man stand before a display table featuring boxes of Vicks nose & throat drops, make-up, and bars of soap. This five and dime store also sold Coleman gasoline lamps, kerosene lamps, oil cans, garbage cans, belts, drinking glasses, and oil cloth. Note the $100 reward poster above the National Recovery Administration (NRA) sign.
SUBJECT   General stores. (lcsh)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Sales personnel. (lctgm)
United States--Texas. (lcsh)
Variety stores. (lctgm)
Women. (lcsh)