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ACCESSION NUMBER |
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976:0021:0387
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CATEGORY |
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Services, Business |
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Nueces Power, Light, Ice, & Railway company |
DESCRIPTION |
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Interior view of the dispatcher's office of the Nueces Power, Light, Ice, & Railway company located in Corpus Christi, Texas. Eight men stand and sit in a large room with wood plank floors, walls and ceiling. The mustachioed man standing at left is Dick Bradley. The room contains several desks and bookcases and a high-line dispatcher on the rear wall. In 1934, electric companies made ice from the excess electricity at night when public consumption was low. |
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Bradley, Dick. (aacr2)
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SUBJECT |
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Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Office workers. (lctgm)
Offices. (lcsh)
Public utility companies. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)
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