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Filling cars from new Triton quart cans, Southern California, 1934
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Filling cars from new Triton quart cans, Southern California, 1934 [image 3]
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Filling cars from new Triton quart cans, Southern California, 1934 [image 3]
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Description
Photograph of man filling automobile with Triton oil, Southern California, 1934. "19 California 34; 2T 80 99" -- on license plate. "Triton Motor Oil" -- on oil can. "Gas, Cents, Including Tax; Contains Lead (Tetraethyl) and is to be used a motor fuel only not for cleaninf or any other use. Avoid Spilling; Union, Ethyl, [ilg], Gasoline; In Case of Fire While Filling Cars, Stop the pump., Don't pull the hose from the tank., Use pyrene., Use Foamite or soda and acid extinguishers if fire persists., Use sand, dirt or water if these fail., Don't open the hood. Fight fire under hood through hood ventilators or through radiator openings." -- signage on gas pump.
Asset Metadata
Title
Filling cars from new Triton quart cans, Southern California, 1934 [image 3]
Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Men
(lcsh),
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-c170-44794
Identifier
DW-1934-07-28-102~03.TIF (
filename
), whit-c170-44794 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
44794
Unique identifier
UC12117393
Legacy Identifier
DW-1934-07-28-102/DW-1934-07-28-102~03.TIF
Type
Image
Resolution
23.1 in × 32.3 in at 300dpi
58.8 cm × 82.2 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Filling cars from new Triton quart cans, Southern California, 1934
Inherited Title
Filling cars from new Triton quart cans, Southern California, 1934 (
title
)
Description
2 photographs of man opening Triton can, 1 photograph of man filling automobile with Triton oil, and 1 photograph of man showing another man Triton oil can, Southern California, 1934. "Subject: Filling cars from new Triton quart cans incl[uding] double exposure jobs for covers, etc; Agency: 2nd envelope; Client: Union Oil Co[mpany], Stromberger; Re-Order: 1 #2, Size: 5x7; Finish: gl[ossy]; Job: 7-28-102; Year: 1934" -- on envelope front. "Operator's Report Name: Dick; 11 Original Photographs-At Studio; Original Photographs-Size: 8x10, 2 trips & studio slots; Amount: 37.50; Extra Charges: Stromberger" -- on envelope back.
Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Dick
(personal name),
Men
(lcsh),
Service stations
(lcsh),
Stromberger
(personal name),
Triton
(corporate name),
Union Oil Company
(corporate name)
Coverage Spatial
California
(states),
California, Southern
(region),
USA
(countries)
Coverage Temporal
1934
Inherited Subject
Automobiles
(lcsh),
Dick
(personal name),
Men
(lcsh),
Service stations
(lcsh),
Stromberger
(personal name),
Triton
(corporate name),
Union Oil Company
(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
1934
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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