[Poston's Dry Goods, 13 of 15: Inside Cashier Station]

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Photograph of Will Poston standing behind a desk in Poston Dry Goods and reaching up to the handle of a pulley that was part of a messenger system in the store. Part of the store is visible behind him, including boxes stacked on shelves and clothing laid out on tables.

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Weaver, A. F. 1975.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: A. F. Weaver Collection and was provided by the Boyce Ditto Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 99 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Will Poston standing behind a desk in Poston Dry Goods and reaching up to the handle of a pulley that was part of a messenger system in the store. Part of the store is visible behind him, including boxes stacked on shelves and clothing laid out on tables.

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1 photograph : b&w

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Will Poston stands in his store, Poston Dry Goods, located at 107 N. Oak Avenue, preparing to dispatch a container with change to a clerk along the messenger system in use in his store.

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A. F. Weaver Collection

This colorful panorama covers Mineral Wells' founding and its mercurial growth as a resort center and army town to the present. Photos are from local historian and photographer A.F. Weaver, local families and research sources.

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  • 1975

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  • Nov. 29, 2007, 6:32 p.m.

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  • March 4, 2015, 3:45 p.m.

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Weaver, A. F. [Poston's Dry Goods, 13 of 15: Inside Cashier Station], photograph, 1975; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29949/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.

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