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ACCESSION NUMBER |
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976:0021:0049
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CATEGORY |
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Business, Retail |
SUBCATEGORY |
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Clothing and accessories |
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Grossman's Dry Goods Store |
DESCRIPTION |
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Interior view of Grossman's Dry Goods Store in Corpus Christi. A woman sits behind a counter of cosmetics, handbags, and accessories, and a man stands between displays of men's clothing and accessories. Displays of Sweet Pea talc and Wright's Bias Fold Tape sit on the counter. A table of flat caps is in the foreground. Grossman's occupied nearly an entire block with different sections for different qualities of clothing. This section sold men's caps for 59¢; men's dress pants, 98¢; dress shirts, 39¢; ties, 5¢-10¢; handkerchiefs, 3¢-10¢; neckties; handbags; and Sweet Pea talc, 10¢. Note the sign behind the woman, "Full Speed Ahead. Now is the Time to Buy," distributed by the National Recovery Administration (NRA). |
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Clothing stores. (lcsh)
Dry goods stores. (lctgm)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Sales personnel. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)
Women. (lcsh)
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