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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0053
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   Clothing and accessories
TITLE   Miss S. B. Clark clothing store
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of Miss S. B. Clark clothing store located at 613 Mesquite in Corpus Christi, Texas. Three women stand behind a display table of petticoats and "underthings." The woman in the white shirt is owner Sarah B. Clark. Artificial plants and advertisements rest on the tops of tall display cases holding stacks of lingerie boxes. A flat mannequin wearing a long crocheted dress and dark belt stands in the foreground. This shop sold silk petticoats for 49¢, Vanity Fair undergarments for 50¢-$1.25, McCallum silk stockings, Satin Seamprufe slips, and small hand bags, in addition to dresses.
PERSONAL NAME   Clark, Sarah B. (aacr2)
SUBJECT   Clothing stores. (lcsh)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Merchants. (lctgm)
Sales personnel. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)
Women. (lcsh)