King Street

Description:

Black and white photograph of the west side of King Street looking south. The businesses of SH Kress & Co. Department Store (281-283 King), James Allan & Co. (285 King), Shoe Mart (287 King), and Mangel's of Charleston Clothing Store (289 King) are in view. Schwartz set his camera up on the east side of King to capture the scene of two men distributing free bottles of Canada Dry Spur Cola to a crowd of adults and children from the back of a truck.

• Title: King Street
• Photographer: Schwartz, Louis, 1915-1993
• Date: c. 1937

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Louis Schwartz Photographs
• Object Id: MK 16553a

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