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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0072
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   Clothing and accessories
TITLE   Richardson's Shoe Store
DESCRIPTION   Interior of Richardson's Shoe Store located at 703 North Chaparral Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. Owner Clayton M. Richardson assists a customer trying on a new shoe. The three walls visible are lined with shoe boxes and full-length mirrors. The showcase in the foreground displays women's shoes, and scarves are on top of the case. Note the advertisement for Buster Brown shoes posted on the white pole and on the runner on the floor. Also note the open gas heater with the hose running through the shelf of shoes.
PERSONAL NAME   Richardson, Clayton M. (aacr2)
SUBJECT   Dry goods stores. (lctgm)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Merchants. (lctgm)
Shoe stores. (lcsh)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)