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Photograph included in the Exhibit: The Industry in Our Backyard: Television Production in Los Angeles 1940s-1980s. Photograph caption dated April 28, 1965 reads, "The comedian playing the part of the Texaco service station attendant displays a puzzled look, as he just discovered that the electric car he was going to service has no engine, during the making of a TV commercial."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Texaco, Inc Television commercials--United States Men--California--Los Angeles Male actors--California--Los Angeles Television--Production and direction--California--Los Angeles Television--Production and direction--California--Los Angeles--Employees Automobiles, Electric--California--Los Angeles Antique and classic cars--California--Los Angeles Cameras--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Microphones Northridge (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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