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Title
Safeway meat department, 1927
Creator
Winstead (4412)
Date Created and/or Issued
1927-07
Contributing Institution
Long Beach Public Library
Collection
Long Beach Photos
Rights Information
For information about copyright and ordering images from the LBPL Digital Archive, see https://www.longbeach.gov/library/research/long-beach-history-and-special-collections/.
Description
The interior of a Safeway store meat department is shown here. Several uniformed employees pose behind the counter. Large cuts of meat hang above the counters. One woman in street clothes is also behind the counter at left. One employee in a long apron is also visible at right. A customer wearing suit and straw hat stands at the marble and glass meat counter across from the employees. At far left on the counter is a large cash register. Behind the register is a Farmers and Merchants bank calendar, displaying July first. Several signs advertise Wilson"s Ham. Other visible signs read, "Cashier," "For Rent Unfurnished;" and "Puritan." Safeway had several dozen locations in Long Beach. This store location is uncertain. DATE NOTES: Noted on image back. ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10" B&W glossy print. NEGATIVE: Yes. KEYWORDS: Occupations, butchers. (ss)
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
LBPL_4412W.tiff
http://lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17164coll3/id/4011
Subject
Markets
Source
Winstead Co. donation
Relation
Business Firms - Markets

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