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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0196
CATEGORY   Business, Retail
SUBCATEGORY   General merchandise
TITLE   Lichtenstein's Department Store
DESCRIPTION   View of Lichenstein's Department Store located at 501-4 North Chaparral Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. Three women stand in the center aisle next to a display of perfumed soaps and appliances including silver carafes and serving dishes. One of the women, Evelyn Bedford, leans on a case displaying hosiery and scarves. Lichenstein's was the city's largest department store. This particular department sold Westinghouse appliances and soaps priced from 49¢-$1. The cosmetics department can be seen to the right.
PERSONAL NAME   Bedford, Eveyln (aacr2)
SUBJECT   Department stores. (lcsh)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Sales personnel. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)
Women. (lcsh)