Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987

Entrance to Continental Auto Works, 1238 East 9th Street [East Olympic Boulevard], Los Angeles, CA, 1931

Entrance to Continental Auto Works, 1238 East 9th Street [East Olympic Boulevard], Los Angeles, CA, 1931 [image 2]

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Entrance to Continental Auto Works, 1238 East 9th Street [East Olympic Boulevard], Los Angeles, CA, 1931 [image 2]

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Photograph of exterior of automobile shop, 1238 East 9th Street [East Olympic Boulevard], Los Angeles, CA, 1931. "official garage, tow service, road service, Pacific Coast, PCAA" -- on signage outside. "[ilg]rry electrical; American [ilg], auto work, tops, bod[ilg], fenders, radi[ilg]; trimming; Eustace Plumbing Co.; painting, top work, trimming, Continental Auto [Works]; Garage; United Motors; genuine, Chevrolet, parts; body and fender works" -- signage on buildings. "1254; 1246; 1240; 1238" -- address on building. "Continental Auto Works, 24 hour service, Pacific Coast, automobile association" -- on automobile.

Asset Metadata

Title Entrance to Continental Auto Works, 1238 East 9th Street [East Olympic Boulevard], Los Angeles, CA, 1931 [image 2]

Subject Automobile repair shops (lcsh), Automobiles (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-c170-41932

Identifier DW-1931-12-04-39~02.TIF (filename), whit-c170-41932 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 41932

Unique identifier UC12097941

Legacy Identifier DW-1931-12-04-39/DW-1931-12-04-39~02.TIF

Type Image

Resolution 32.0 in × 22.8 in at 300dpi
81.4 cm × 57.9 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Entrance to Continental Auto Works, 1238 East 9th Street [East Olympic Boulevard], Los Angeles, CA, 1931

Inherited Title Entrance to Continental Auto Works, 1238 East 9th Street [East Olympic Boulevard], Los Angeles, CA, 1931 (title)

Description 4 photographs of an automobile repair shop, 1238 East 9th Street [East Olympic Boulevard], Los Angeles, CA, 1931. "Subject: Entrance to Continental Auto W[or]ks, 1238 E[ast] 9th St[reet]; Client: Universal Auto Ins[urance], Ritter; Original Print Order: 1 ea[ch]; Size: 8x10; Finish: gl[ossy]; Job: 12-4-39; Year: 1931" -- on envelope front. "Operator's Report Name: Dick; 4 Original Photographs-Size: 8x10; Amount: 4.00; Extra Charges: Ritter" -- on envelope back.

Subject Automobile repair shops (lcsh), Automobiles (lcsh), Berson Bottle Supply Co. (corporate name), Chevrolet (corporate name), Continental Auto Works (corporate name), Eustace Plumbing Co. (corporate name), Pacific Coast Automobile Association (corporate name), Ritter (personal name), Universal Auto Insurance (corporate name)

Coverage Spatial 1238 East 9th Street (roadway), 1238 East Olympic Boulevard (roadway), California (states), California, Southern (region), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Coverage Geocoordinate 34.032534,-118.245008 (point)

Coverage Temporal 1931

Inherited Subject Automobile repair shops (lcsh), Automobiles (lcsh), Berson Bottle Supply Co. (corporate name), Chevrolet (corporate name), Continental Auto Works (corporate name), Eustace Plumbing Co. (corporate name), Pacific Coast Automobile Association (corporate name), Ritter (personal name), Universal Auto Insurance (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

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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