Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987

Community garage, 420 South Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931

Community garage, 420 South Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931 [image 2]

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Community garage, 420 South Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931 [image 2]

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Photograph of oil cans in garage, 420 South Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931. "Right greasing-right here, Pennzoil greases, safe lubrication pays-all ways" -- on signage. "AC oil filters, tested and installed here" -- on signage. "AC oil filters, reduce wear-save oil, renew your oil filter cartridge every 10,000 miles, oil AC filters" -- on signage. "Pennzoil, Master lubrication guide, for all current makes and models of automobiles, Pennzoil automobile 'safe lubricants' last longer - lubricate better" -- on signage. "safe lubrication, Pennsoil, greases" -- on tank. "Safe lubrication, Pennzoil, Gear lubricant, No. [ilg]; Gear case-heavy, No. [ilg]; Pressure lubricant, No. [ilg]; Wheel bearing lubricant, No. [ilg]; Universal joint lubricant, No [ilg]; Rust preventive, No. [ilg]" -- on cans. "The Pennzoid Company, 100% pure Pennsylvania, Pennzoil, safe lubrication, Extra medium-S.A.E.-40, Gua[ilg] 100 [ilg] Pen[ilg], 35c a quart, Refinery oil city. PA" -- on barrel. "Delco shock absorber oil, Delco Lovejoy shock absorbers [ilg]" -- on container.

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Title Community garage, 420 South Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931 [image 2]

Subject Garages (lcsh), Lubricating oils (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Type images

Rights For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu

Access Conditions Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/whit-c170-15514

Identifier DW-1931-05-29-201~02.TIF (filename), whit-c170-15514 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 15514

Unique identifier UC12057037

Legacy Identifier DW-1931-05-29-201/DW-1931-05-29-201~02.tif

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 32.5 in × 23.2 in at 300dpi
82.7 cm × 59.0 cm at 300dpi

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Title Community garage, 420 South Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931

Inherited Title Community garage, 420 South Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931 (title)

Description 6 photographs of men and interior and exterior of garage, 420 South Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931. "Subject: Community Garage, 420 So[uth] Glendale b[ou]l[e]v[ar]d; Client: Pennzoil; Original print order: 1 Ea[ch]; Size: 8x10; Finish: Gloss, gl[ossy]; Re-order: 1 ea[ch]; Year: 1931; Job: 5-29-201" -- on envelope front. "Operator's report: Frank; Original photographs: 3, 3; Size: 8x10; Ounces: 1 1/2; Amount: 5.00, 3.00; 85, 45, 150; Extra charges: #3292-L" -- on envelope back.

Subject Automobiles (lcsh), Frank (personal name), Garages (lcsh), Lubricating oils (lcsh), Men (lcsh), Pennzoil (corporate name), The Glendale House Moving Co. (corporate name)

Coverage Spatial 420 South Glendale Boulevard (roadway), California (states), California, Southern (region), Lomita Avenue (roadway), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Coverage Temporal 1931

Inherited Subject Automobiles (lcsh), Frank (personal name), Garages (lcsh), Lubricating oils (lcsh), Men (lcsh), Pennzoil (corporate name), The Glendale House Moving Co. (corporate name)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu

Date Created 1931

Creator Dick Whittington Studio (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Type images, texts

Format 5x7 in. (format), 6 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope (aacr2), B/W Nitrate (format), negatives (aat), photographs (aat)

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