G.F. Smothers Staple & Fancy Groceries store, side view
Title:
G.F. Smothers Staple & Fancy Groceries store, side view
Description:
Grocery store, Central Texas, exterior | Side of stone building, painted, "G.F. Smothers Staple & Fancy Groceries." Shingled roof and one chimney, store-front overhang on right with gas pump. Wood and wire fence in front, two-story house in background. | From a series of unique photographic images, which Williams took on his travels through central Texas in the 1920s, showing examples of vernacular architecture. Williams donated the negatives to the UT's School of Architecture in 1961 and they were subsequently transferred to the Alexander Architectural Archives. | Note: location possibly Austin, Round Rock or Salado
Creator/Contributor:
Williams, David R. (David Reichard), 1890-1962 (photographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1920s
Owning Repository:
Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
Photographs, black-and-white photographs, still image, and Architectural photographs
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Language:
not applicable
Topic:
Vernacular architecture, Stores, Retail, Grocery trade, and Stone buildings
Time Period Covered:
1920 to 1930
Place Name:
Texas Hill Country (Tex.)
Geographic Coverage:
Texas (state)
General Note:
Eugene George reviewed the images and attempted to identify the
projects' locations. Suggested locations offered as a note in the description are supplied by George.
Citation Note:
David Reichard Williams collection, Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin