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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0379
CATEGORY   Services, Business
TITLE   Gulf Coast Forwarding Company
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of the Gulf Coast Forwarding Company located in Corpus Christi, Texas. Two men sit at separate desks, and three men stand, in a spacious room with a high ceiling. The seated man at left is F. W. Wright, formerly of the Texas-Mexico Railroad, who organized the Gulf Coast Forwarding Company. Behind him is a tall shelving unit divided into cubbies which are filled with stacks of paper. A row of large bound volumes sit on top of the shelves. Note the telegraph sounder on the desk at right. This same room can be seen in negative 976:0021:0378.
PERSONAL NAME   Wright, F. W. (aacr2)
SUBJECT   Business people. (lctgm)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Office workers. (lctgm)
Offices. (lcsh)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)