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[Poston's Dry Goods, 9 of 15: Outside of Store Front]

Description: Will Poston stands in front of his store, Poston Dry Goods (located at 107 N. Oak Avenue). Poston's was the largest department store in Mineral Wells after the Howard Brothers Department Stores discontinued operations. Many of the glass show cases in Poston's came from the earlier Howard Brothers store. These cases are on display in the store. The store itself is now the Mineral Wells branch of the Palo Pinto County courthouse.
Date: 1975
Creator: Weaver, A. F.
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Poston's Dry Goods, 15 of 15; Dry Goods case]

Description: A sewing-thread display case, bearing the Corlicelli brand name, inside the Poston Dry Goods store (located at 107 N. Oak Avenue, Mineral Wells, Texas). Poston's was the largest dry goods store in town after the Howard Brothers Department Stores discontinued operations. Many of the display cases in Poston's (perhaps this was one of them) had come from the earlier Howard Brothers' store.
Date: 1975
Creator: Weaver, A. F.
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Photograph of man holding movie camera]

Description: Photograph of a man holding a movie camera. He is wearing a shirt, a belt, and pants. Behind him, there is a glass window displaying a dress on a mannequin. To the left, there is a sign that reads "Pressure Check KXAS-TV" including an illustration of the Channel 5 logo against the brick wall.
Date: May 5, 1975
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Gray's Fashion]

Description: B-roll video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 11, 1975
Duration: 1 minute 26 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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