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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Gilmore Gasoline station, located at the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea, ca.1920. An attendant stands at center, next to the one visible pump of the small Gilmore Gasoline Station. The station's office is covered by clapboard veneers, and signs on the edges of its roof's overhang read "Wilshire-La Brea Service Station. Quick Courteous Service". A sign on the top of the building reads "Gilmore Gasoline". A parked automobile is visible in the right background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph: photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
Automobiles--Service stations Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--Gas Stations Wilshire-La Brea Service Station Gilmore Oil Company Commercial sites
Time Period
circa 1920
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
31239 [Accession number] CHS-31239 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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