Chiles Food Store and Post Office

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Cropped copy-photograph of Chiles Food Store, Post Office, and Gas Station in Portland, Texas. Three stores are pictured in one building and several gas pumps are in front of the stores. The three signs read, "Texas Star Oil Co.," "U.S. Post Office," and "Food Store." Two people are standing in front of the oil company store.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2010 and was provided by the Bell/Whittington Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 116 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Library serves the Coastal Bend of Texas. It is dedicated to the free and open access to materials, programs, and services, providing these services in a friendly, timely and efficient manner to all citizens. Notable contributions include images of the 1919 hurricane and photos of a President Taft's visit to a local ranch in 1909.

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Cropped copy-photograph of Chiles Food Store, Post Office, and Gas Station in Portland, Texas. Three stores are pictured in one building and several gas pumps are in front of the stores. The three signs read, "Texas Star Oil Co.," "U.S. Post Office," and "Food Store." Two people are standing in front of the oil company store.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: BWPL_BW0025
  • Accession or Local Control No: 2-A1
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth104884

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Rescuing Texas History, 2010

Rescuing Texas History, 2010 is comprised of photographs, postcards, maps, letters, yearbooks, and other materials that reflect on bygone eras of Texas history.

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  • July 26, 2010, 5:10 p.m.

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Chiles Food Store and Post Office, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth104884/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.

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