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224-232 South Main
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West Side of 200 block, South Main, 1948
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Main Street Auto Works ad, 1937
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Sullivan Implement Co. ad, 1941
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Clifford Jones Venetian Blinds ad, 1947
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B&M Motor Co. yearbook ad, 1960
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B&M Motor Co. yearbook ad, 1961
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B&M Motor Co. ad, 1957
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B&M Garage had a Bear “Alinement” sign much like this one.
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Earl Sandmire takes over the Texas Oil Co. station at 232 S Main, 1928
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Earl Sandmire looking for help, 1947
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Earl Sandmire still open, still looking to hire 40 years later, 1968