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Title
Soap Box Derby car and children, Southern California, 1940
Creator
Dick Whittington Studio
Date Created and/or Issued
1940
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
"Dick" Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
Rights Information
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
For uses other than private, contact USC Libraries Special Collections at the e-mail given
USC Libraries Special Collections
specol@usc.edu
Description
2 photographs of Soap Box Derby car and children, Southern California, 1940. "Date: Sat[urday]
Time: 1:30
Operator: Dick
Meet: Mr. Murphy
For: Packer Bell Radio
At: Studio
Job: Soap Box Racer, 1 - working on car workshop background, 1 - action, maybe
Deliver To: & charge Packard Bell Radio
Print Order: 4 ea[ch], 8x10 gl[ossy]
Promised: 2 ea[ch] to Packard Bell, 1320 So[uth] Grand, 2 - [same] Mr. Murphy, 2248 Gatewood St[reet], Tues[day] AM
Order No.: Mr. Watson" -- on card front. "Charge To: Packard Bell
Price Quoted: regular plus 2.00 time" -- on card back. "Subject: Soap Box Derby Car & Children
Client: Packard Bell Radio, Mr. Murphy
Original Print Order: 4 ea[ch], 2, 1 ea[ch]
Size: 8x10
Finish: gl[ossy]
Mount: see inside for delivery
Year: 1940
Job: 07-12-71" -- on envelope front. "2 Original Photographs - Size
including time
Amount: 6.00" -- on envelope back.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope
B/W Safety
5x7 in.
photographs
negatives
Identifier
whit-neh-94866
DW-1940-07-12-71~01...~06
http://doi.org/10.25549/whit-m6526
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/DW-1940-07-12-71~01.jpg
Subject
Children
Cleaning--Equipment and supplies
Toys
Soap box derbies
Packard Bell Radio
Whittington, Dick
Murphy
Watson
Time Period
1940
Place
1320 South Grand Avenue
2248 Gatewood Street
California
California, Southern
USA
Source
Job 1940-007-012-071 [Identifying Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Dick" Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
Archive bag no. 2
Box no. 58
image/tiff

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