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Title
Don Sparkeeta at Carty Brothers Market, 4338 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 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
Photograph of man in costume with Sparkeeta Root Beer advertisement, Carty Brothers Market, 4338 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 1940. "Date: Friday
Time: 3 P.M. sharp
Operator: Vannice
Meet: "Don Sparketta"[sic]
At: Carty Bro[thers] Market - 4338 Crenshaw
Job: Man in Spanish costume - Puts on mechanical man act. 2 good shots in front of Sparketta[sic] Display.
Deliver to & ch[arge]: Heintz Pickering Co[mpany] - Mr Pickering
Print Order: 1 ea[ch]
Order No.: 4860" -- on card front. "Hours on Job: Day: 1
No. of Negs.: 2
Illumination Used: synchroflash" -- on card back. "Subject: Don Sparkeeta at Carty Bro[thers] Market 4338 Crenshaw
Agency: Heintz-Pickering Co[mpany], ch[arge] & del[iver] Mr. Pickering
Client: Sparklets Water Co[mpany]
Original Print Order: 1 ea[ch]
Size: 8x10
Finish: gl[ossy]
Mount: Entire neg[atives]
Re-Order: 1 #2
Year: 1940
Job: 07-26-138" -- on envelope front. "Operator's Report-Name: Dean
Original Photographs-Size: 2 - 8x10 int[erior]
Amount: 5.00
Extra Charges: #4860" -- 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-95831
DW-1940-07-26-138~01...~06
http://doi.org/10.25549/whit-m7703
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/DW-1940-07-26-138~01.jpg
Subject
Advertising
Beverages
Costume
Display of merchandise
Men
Carty Brothers Market
Heintz Pickering Company
Sparklets Water Company
Sparkeeta Root Beer
Pickering
Dean
Vannice
Time Period
1940
Place
34.004376,-118.332814
4338 Crenshaw Boulevard
California
California, Southern
Los Angeles
USA
Source
Job 1940-007-026-138 [Identifying Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Dick" Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
Archive bag no. 3
Box no. 58
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