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Support Your Local Auto Shop

Title (Dublin Core)

Support Your Local Auto Shop

Description (Dublin Core)

With COVID-19 forcing numerous businesses across the nation to close, automotive shops such as this one in Wichita, Kansas, remained open during the lockdown, having been declared an "essential business" by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's administration. Despite being open, local small businesses buckled under the strain of dramatically reduced customer traffic and revenue; a problem that still persists as Kansas, and the country, continue to face COVID-19's devastating physical and economic impacts. This sign along Tyler Road portrays one way that local businesses attempted to survive the economic malaise created by the virus's outbreak. As of May 4, 2020, the official end of Kansas's stay-at-home order, this discount appears to have been discontinued.

Photo taken by Aaron Peterka

Date (Dublin Core)

April 3, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Joy's Service Center

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka
Northeastern University

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Business & Industry
English Consumer Culture (shopping, dinning...)
English Government State
English Public Space
English Conflict

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Kansas
autoshop
open
essential
business

Collection (Dublin Core)

en Survivor Stories

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

A billboard that reads "Stay strong Wichita! We'll be back soon!"Stay Strong, Wichita

Curatorial Notes (Dublin Core)

Added Northeastern University as a separate contributor. 5/15 LM

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

05/15/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

12/18/2020

Date Created (Dublin Core)

04/03/2020

Accrual Method (Dublin Core)

4274

Item sets

Covid 19

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