[Photograph of Desmond's Grocery Storefront]

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Photograph of the exterior of a small, brick strip of storefronts with a rigid shop awning and a sign hung perpendicular to the building face, taken from across an empty street (which runs parallel to the shops). Desmond's Grocery, the larger store on the left, has two glass doors and three large glass windows, one of which has the shop name on it. The other store is W. G. Ray Dry Goods and Notions, which has one glass window with the name on it, and a glass door. There is another, shorter building, just barely visible to the left. There … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.

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Hawk, Herbert J. 1926.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2016 and was provided by the Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 35 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell includes family photographs, letters, and documents along with journals and church registers. The collection spans many Texas counties and over 150 years of Texas history.

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Photograph of the exterior of a small, brick strip of storefronts with a rigid shop awning and a sign hung perpendicular to the building face, taken from across an empty street (which runs parallel to the shops). Desmond's Grocery, the larger store on the left, has two glass doors and three large glass windows, one of which has the shop name on it. The other store is W. G. Ray Dry Goods and Notions, which has one glass window with the name on it, and a glass door. There is another, shorter building, just barely visible to the left. There are handwritten notes on the front and back of the photo with information about the date, location, and photographer.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2016

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  • 1926

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  • Feb. 28, 2017, 8:56 p.m.

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  • April 10, 2017, 12:23 p.m.

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Hawk, Herbert J. [Photograph of Desmond's Grocery Storefront], photograph, 1926; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth834025/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell.

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