Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987

Bulletin board & sign on service station, West 39th Street & South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931

Bulletin board & sign on service station, West 39th Street & South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931 [image 1]

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Bulletin board & sign on service station, West 39th Street & South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931 [image 1]

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Photograph of billboard, West 39th Street & South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931. "100% Pure Pennsylvania, Pennzoil, Safe Lubrication, Lasts longer- lubricates better- costs less per mile, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED or your money back, Ask Your Pennzoil Dealer Today" -- on billboard. "Quality Made, 1524, [ilg]stered Furniture, 1524, [Qua]lity [M]ade Furniture, 1524 W[e][ilg], [ilg]M Outfits, [ilg]Plete [ilg] 298[ilg] [ilg]" -- on signage on building.

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Title Bulletin board & sign on service station, West 39th Street & South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931 [image 1]

Subject Signs and signboards (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Type images

Source University of Southern California (contributing entity)

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-c170-3256

Identifier DW-1931-10-15-81~01.TIF (filename), whit-c170-3256 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 3256

Unique identifier UC12040885

Legacy Identifier DW-1931-10-15-81/DW-1931-10-15-81~01.tif

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 32.3 in × 23.0 in at 300dpi
82.1 cm × 58.5 cm at 300dpi

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Title Bulletin board & sign on service station, West 39th Street & South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931

Inherited Title Bulletin board & sign on service station, West 39th Street & South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931 (title)

Description 2 photographs of billboard and sign on service station window, West 39th Street & South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931. "Subject: Bulletin Board & Sign on Service Station 39th & Vermont; Client: Pennzoil, Fonda.; Original print order: 1 ea[ch]; Size: 8x10; Finish: glossy; Year: 1931; Job: 10-15-81" -- on envelope front. "Operator's report: Joe; Original photographs: 2; Size: 8x10; Amount: 6.00; different locations" -- on envelope back.

Subject Fonda (personal name), Pennzoil (corporate name), Service stations (lcsh), Signs and signboards (lcsh)

Coverage Spatial California (states), California, Southern (region), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), South Vermont Avenue (roadway), USA (countries), West 39th Street (roadway)

Coverage Geocoordinate 34.015495,-118.291631 (point)

Coverage Temporal 1931

Inherited Subject Fonda (personal name), Pennzoil (corporate name), Service stations (lcsh), Signs and signboards (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 1931

Creator Carter, Joseph E. (photographer), Dick Whittington Studio (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Type images, texts

Format 2 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope (aacr2), 5x7 in. (format), B/W Nitrate (format), negatives (aat), photographs (aat)

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