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Service station in Compton, CA, 1930
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Service station in Compton, CA, 1930 [image 2]
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Service station in Compton, CA, 1930 [image 2]
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Description
Photograph of exterior of service station in Compton, CA, 1930. "Bowes Seal Fast Products" -- on truck. "Free Crank Case Service, Reliable greasing 75 cents, tire repairing, free battery service, G.H. Hoyt Prop.; Supreme Pennysylvania Quality, Pennzoil, Safe lubrication" -- on sign. "Richfield; Stop your motor, No smoking" -- on service station. "Gilmore Gasoline, Blu-Green, Monarch of All; Gas" -- on sign. "3X169" -- on license plate. "Stocton [sic] Ave[nue] [sic]" -- on street sign.
Asset Metadata
Title
Service station in Compton, CA, 1930 [image 2]
Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Service stations
(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-c170-16412
Identifier
DW-1930-02-25-166~02.TIF (
filename
), whit-c170-16412 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
16412
Unique identifier
UC12062802
Legacy Identifier
DW-1930-02-25-166/DW-1930-02-25-166~02.tif
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
32.2 in × 22.8 in at 300dpi
81.7 cm × 57.9 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Service station in Compton, CA, 1930
Inherited Title
Service station in Compton, CA, 1930 (
title
)
Description
3 photographs of exterior of service station in Compton, CA, 1930. "Subject: Service station in Compton; Client: Pennzoil Co.; Original Print Order: 1 ea[ch]; Size: 8x10; Finish: gl[ossy]; Year: 1930; Job: 2-25-166" -- on envelope front. "Name: Hal; 3 Original Photographs; Out of City 15 miles: 5.00" -- on envelope back.
Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Gilmore Gasoline
(corporate name),
Hal
(personal name),
Men
(lcsh),
Pennzoil Co.
(corporate name),
Richfield Richlube
(corporate name),
Service stations
(lcsh)
Coverage Spatial
California
(states),
California, Southern
(region),
Compton
(city or populated place),
Long Beach Boulevard
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Stockton Street
(roadway),
USA
(countries)
Coverage Geocoordinate
33.911044,-118.209254 (
point
)
Coverage Temporal
1930
Inherited Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Gilmore Gasoline
(corporate name),
Hal
(personal name),
Men
(lcsh),
Pennzoil Co.
(corporate name),
Richfield Richlube
(corporate name),
Service stations
(lcsh)
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
1930
Creator
Dick Whittington Studio
(photographer)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Type
images
Format
3 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope
(aacr2),
5x7 in.
(format),
B/W Nitrate
(format),
negatives
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
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