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[Business in Marshall]

Description: The Record Hut is the sign on this business in Marshall. The address is 512 1/2 S. Carter St. The location is within the New Town Neighborhood, which is a historic African-American community in west Marshall. The building is a small flat-roofed concrete block structure with grilles over the doors and an ice machine outside. The sign also has the words, "Tapes" and "Head Shop." A name on the sign is almost obscured by glare, but appears to be "Jewlery".
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

Texas Street, Richardson, Texas

Description: Street block of four commercial buildings, all have front awnings and wooden walkways/sidewalks. The 2 buildings on the right are false front. The left most building has the gable end facing the unpaved street. Left to right: pony, possibly tethered to an awning support pole; three men in front of the left-most door; three men standing outside the next business; two children at the edge of the walk; one man standing under the awning of the Drug Store; one man standing in front of the right-m… more
Date: 1880/1905
Partner: Richardson Public Library

R. P. Harben and Son Drug Store, Richardson, Texas

Description: Four men standing in store interior. Left to right: Jess Harben behind counter (partially obscured), Mr. Hennessee, Mr. Farrell (being served by Mr. Harben), Kenneth Stratton. Display shelves and counters on right, rear, and left. Soda-fountain type chairs, tables, and stools in center. Large sign for TANLAC attached to rear display case. Written on back: Harben's Drug - 1912 Jess Harben, Mr. Fred Farrell, Mr Hennessee & Keith Stratton Additional information: Tanlac Tonic - with alcoh… more
Date: 1912
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Harben's Drug Store, Richardson, Texas

Description: Interior view of Harben's Drug Store. Four men are visible, the one on the far right is Sam Harben. Ads for various patent medicines including Mentholatum and Cardui are legible. Floor and ceiling are finished wood. There is a counter partly visible with four metal stools. Six glass display cases and two electric ceiling fans are visible. Noted on back of photo - Sam Harben on right, early 1900s. Additional information: Cardui was a patent medicine used to reduce menstrual problems. It wa… more
Date: 1912
Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Photocopy with Information on Frank Krause Building]

Description: Photocopy of information about the Frank Krause Building in Boerne, Texas. Includes a grainy photograph of a two-story building with a porch on the first floor and a balcony on the second floor. Also included is a short paragraph with the history of the building. A photograph of the interior of a long, narrow bar room with high ceilings is attached to the back of the paper.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of Storefront, Boerne, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a storefront on Main Street in Boerne, Texas. The postcard features a street view photograph of a long strip of short, flat-roof buildings, and a two-story stone building at the far right end. The first store on the left takes up two store-fronts, with two entrances and four large windows. Signs reading "Frank's Variety Store," hang at the top of each window and from the side of the building. The second store has a sign on the front, reading, "Elite Cafe," while the third and fourth… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard to Harry Redeffer, January 15, 1937]

Description: Postcard to Harry Redeffer. The sender writes that she's able to stay another 3 weeks and discusses the state of the weather. The front of the postcard features a perspective view photograph of Main Street, Boerne, Texas. On either side of the street are trees and shopfronts. Electrical poles line the left side as well. The name of the street is printed at the bottom of the postcard.
Date: January 15, 1937
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of a Toy Department]

Description: Postcard of toys on display in the Rodgers-Thomas Sales Co. in Dallas, Texas. The text to the right reads: "Our Toy Department. Offers you unexcelled service and a big saving in prices. We sell directly for sixty of the best selected American factories".
Date: unknown
Partner: Old City Park

[Interior of the Hart Drug Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Hart Drug Store in the Peter Stock Building in Port Arthur, Texas. Six men stand in the store: two behind the counter, one leaning against it, and three standing by the tables on the left side of the photo. E. B. Sutherlin stands second from the left.
Date: [1914..1915]
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Exterior of Rose Marie Beauty Salon]

Description: Copy print of a series of connected storefronts, with "Rose Marie Beauty Salon" in the center and partially visible store displays for other businesses on either side. The salon has decorative jigsawn wood around the window, door, and lining the edges of the building. Wooden benches are partially visible in front of the other stores, and a portion of a car is visible on the far right side of the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[26th Anniversary for Hall, Scruggs & Co.]

Description: Photograph of the Halls, Scruggs & Co Dry Goods storefront. The store is celebrating its 26th anniversary. The text on the back of the photograph reads, "This [illegible] the whole story, and no one can tell just what this meant to Eddie and I. 26 years and still sailing along. The group in the middle is the bunch that for the last years has put Hall Scruggs Co over. And Mr. William and the rear of the [illegible] has guided them right.”
Date: 1936
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Rock Island Farm Tools and Case Tractors]

Description: Photograph of G.E. Goodloe Rock Island Farm Tools and Case Tractors. A group of men is sitting on wagons in front of the building. The writing on the photo reads, "24 Wagons sold by G.E. Goodloe Lamesa, TX. Aug 26 in the year of “MR”." Lewis Vardeman is sitting out front on a wheel, hat in his lap.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Midwestern State University

[A Mackay Telegraphs Storefront #3]

Description: Photograph of a Mackay Telegraphs storefront taken at night. Though the surrounding storefronts are darkened, the windows of Mackay telegraphs are beaming with light. Several signs are plastered across the windows advertising their services. Despite being fully lit, the building appears to be empty.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Cleburne Paint Company Store]

Description: Copy print of a man in a horse-drawn wagon outside the Cleburne Paint Company store. Two men are standing between the store and the wagon including James Ganong (left). The building is a small, one-story brick building with a decorative roofline including overhanging eaves and eave returns on the gable ends. There are large vertical signs across the storefront and horizontal signs above the porch. More information is printed on the back.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Street Cars in Cleburne, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people standing in front of two street cars at the corner of Henderson and Caddo in Cleburne, Texas. Several of the people are holding bicycles and the store fronts behind the street cars are labelled, "Bank," and "Nickel Store."
Date: 1911
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission
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