Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987

Cars & grease rack at service station, 4982 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931

Cars & grease rack at service station, 4982 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931 [image 2]

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Cars & grease rack at service station, 4982 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931 [image 2]

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Photograph of man next to automobile on grease rack at service station, Los Angeles, CA, 1931. "Pennzoil" -- on containers. "Pennzoil, Try our new 'One stop' lubrication, elimnates 'greasing' between drains, saves you time, money, repairs, latest equipment, specialized, knowledge, correct, lubricants; Your Purolator, looks like this afternoon [ilg], have it replaced here- NOW; Right greasing-right here, Pennzoil greases, Safe lubrications pays- all ways" -- on signs. "6X3303 CAL 31; 1W6775 CAL 31" -- on license plates. "Calmos Hollywood, Seiberling Tires" -- on tire.

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Title Cars & grease rack at service station, 4982 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931 [image 2]

Subject Automobiles (lcsh), Men (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-c170-17336

Identifier DW-1931-05-01-03~02.TIF (filename), whit-c170-17336 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17336

Unique identifier UC12016722

Legacy Identifier DW-1931-05-01-03/DW-1931-05-01-03~02.tif

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 32.2 in × 22.8 in at 300dpi
81.7 cm × 58.0 cm at 300dpi

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Title Cars & grease rack at service station, 4982 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931

Inherited Title Cars & grease rack at service station, 4982 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1931 (title)

Description 3 photographs of service station and automobile on grease rack, Los Angeles, CA, 1931.. "Subject: cars & garage rack at Service station, 4982 Holly[woo]d b[ou]l[e]v[ar]d; Agency: Charged on 5-4-31; Pennzoil; Original print order: 1 Ea[ch]; Size: 8x10; Finish Gloss" -- on envelope front. "Operator's report: Frank; Original photographs: 2; Amount: 3.00; Extra charges: 3105 L.; 8x10" -- on envelope back.

Subject Automobiles (lcsh), Frank (personal name), Men (lcsh), Pennzoil (corporate name), Service stations (lcsh)

Coverage Spatial 4982 Hollywood Boulevard (roadway), California (states), California, Southern (region), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Coverage Geocoordinate 34.101585,-118.298145 (point)

Coverage Temporal 1931

Inherited Subject Automobiles (lcsh), Frank (personal name), Men (lcsh), Pennzoil (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 1931

Creator Dick Whittington Studio (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Type 3 photographs: b, images, texts

Format 5x7 in. (format), B/W Nitrate (format), negatives (aat), photographs (aat)

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