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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0082
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   Drugstore/Pharmacy
TITLE   Unidentified drugstore
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of an unidentified drugstore in Corpus Christi, Texas. A man in a white jacket and necktie stands in front of the soda fountain. Two men in dark suits stand to next to a display case of candy. Two additional men can be seen in the background. This store sold a New Deal malted milk for 5¢ and a minced ham sandwich with a stein of beer for 20¢. The drugstore also sold Chancellor, White Owl, Little Travis, On the Level, and Roi-Tan cigars and Oh Henry!, Baby Ruth, and Hershey's candy bars. The trays on the counter indicate they offered curb service. Note the pinball machines and the Rotary International seal on the far right wall.
SUBJECT   Consumers. (lctgm)
Drugstores. (lcsh)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Sales personnel. (lctgm)
Soda fountains. (lcsh)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)