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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0263
CATEGORY   Business, Wholesale
SUBCATEGORY   Produce
TITLE   Unidentified vegetable commission company
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of an unidentified vegetable commission company in Corpus Christi, Texas. The room and ceiling are lined with beadboard, and the two windows are covered by opaque shades. A man in business attire and glasses sits behind a desk in a corner of the room. In front of his desk is a table covered with a large calculating machine, ashtrays, papers, and a copy of the Saturday Evening Post. A sign on the wall reads: "Slow at Blind Corners." This company may have been located in a train depot.
SUBJECT   Commission merchants. (lcsh)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Office workers. (lctgm)
Offices. (lcsh)
Produce trade. (lcsh)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)
Wholesale trade. (lcsh)