Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of the Oil Well, an early service station in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The gas station can be seen on a street corner at center. A single gas pump can be seen on the left side of the station, and a small building shaped like an oil derrick can be seen at center. An early-model automobile can be seen at the pump. A two-story building can be seen in the background. Utility wires can be seen overhead, and a tall tree is visible in the background at left. Legible signs include, from left: "1 Qt. Oil Free with 6 Gals. Gas", "Economy Gasoline 6 Gal. $1.11", "The Oil Well", "Grease Any Car", "Oil! Best 5 Gals Medium Western $1.25", and "Quick Tire Repair".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph: negative, b&w 13 x 18 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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