Exterior view of the Gilmore Gasoline station, located at the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea, ca.1920

Description

Photograph of an exterior view of the Gilmore Gasoline station, located at the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea, ca.1920. An attendant stands at center, next to the one visible pump of the small Gilmore Gasoline Station. The station's office is covered by clapboard veneers, and signs on the edges of its roof's overhang read "Wilshire-La Brea Service Station. Quick Courteous Service". A sign on the top of the building reads "Gilmore Gasoline". A parked automobile is visible in the right background.

Title:

Exterior view of the Gilmore Gasoline station, located at the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea, ca.1920

Record ID:

chs-m1230

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1920

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Automobiles -- Service stations , Wilshire-La Brea Service Station , Gilmore Oil Company , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Gas Stations , commercial sites

Coverage:

[circa] 1920

Place:

[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

photographic prints
1 photograph: photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m1230

Source:

[record id] USC-0-1-1-1276
[accession no] 31239
[call no] CHS-31239