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Ghost sign — hand-painted H and H on exposed brick solved

Artifact Snapshot

Era: 1930s
Type: sign
Brands: H and H Blend Coffee
Confidence: medium

Evidence and Sources

On-site ghost sign photography, 331 Burnet Street, San Antonio (January 2023)
Newspaper context linked within this post (1923–1932 Light and Express coverage)

Hoffmann-Hayman plant modern throughout — San Antonio Light, 24 Jul 1932

Plant rendering and columns — Hoffmann-Hayman Delaware Street works; San Antonio Light, 24 Jul 1932, page 29

H and H Coffee Is Now Vacuum Packed — San Antonio Express-News, 6 June 1932

Newspaper page — Express-News, 6 Jun 1932, p. 7 — feature “H and H Coffee Is Now Vacuum Packed” with Crystalvac jar cut, Merchants Transfer truck, and other columns

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