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Purr-Pull gas stations, Southern California, 1931
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Purr-Pull gas stations, Southern California, 1931 [image 3]
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Purr-Pull gas stations, Southern California, 1931 [image 3]
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Description
Photograph of exterior of service station, Southern California, 1931. "Signal Purr-Pull, Go" -- on service station. "16 cents" -- on gas pump. "[R]est Rooms in rear; 8900, No smoking, Stop your motor" -- on building. "Signal Purr-Pull, [ilg]" -- on sign. "Mechanical and Electrical Repairs, Jerry Jo[nes], 'Speed Speciali[st]'" -- on building.
Asset Metadata
Title
Purr-Pull gas stations, Southern California, 1931 [image 3]
Subject
Service stations
(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-c170-15688
Identifier
DW-1931-09-15-90~03.TIF (
filename
), whit-c170-15688 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
15688
Unique identifier
UC12065783
Legacy Identifier
DW-1931-09-15-90/DW-1931-09-15-90~03.tif
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
32.1 in × 22.9 in at 300dpi
81.5 cm × 58.1 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Purr-Pull gas stations, Southern California, 1931
Inherited Title
Purr-Pull gas stations, Southern California, 1931 (
title
)
Description
4 photographs of Purr-Pull service stations and advertisements, Southern California, 1931. "Subject: Purr Pull gas stations, Glendale, Beverly Hills; Agency: Logan & Stebbins; Client: Signal Oil Co., Mr. Ransford, Signal Oil Building room 1110; Year: 1931; Job: 9-15-90" -- on envelope front. "Operator's Report: Frank; Original Photographs: 4 8x10; Amount: 15.00" -- on envelope back.
Subject
Advertising
(lcsh),
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Frank
(personal name),
Jones, Jerry
(personal name),
Logan & Stebbins
(corporate name),
Men
(lcsh),
Purr-Pull
(corporate name),
Ransford
(personal name),
Service stations
(lcsh),
Signal Oil Co.
(corporate name)
Coverage Spatial
Beverly Hills
(city or populated place),
California
(states),
California, Southern
(region),
Glendale
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Coverage Temporal
1931
Inherited Subject
Advertising
(lcsh),
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Frank
(personal name),
Jones, Jerry
(personal name),
Logan & Stebbins
(corporate name),
Men
(lcsh),
Purr-Pull
(corporate name),
Ransford
(personal name),
Service stations
(lcsh),
Signal Oil 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
4 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope
(aacr2),
5x7 in.
(format),
B/W Nitrate
(format),
negatives
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
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