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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0387
CATEGORY   Services, Business
TITLE   Nueces Power, Light, Ice, & Railway company
DESCRIPTION   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.
PERSONAL NAME   Bradley, Dick. (aacr2)
SUBJECT   Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Office workers. (lctgm)
Offices. (lcsh)
Public utility companies. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)