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Description
Photograph of sidewalk in front of Texaco service station, Los Angeles, CA, 1940. "Date: Wed[nesday] Time: 10:30 Operator: Andy Meet: Mr. Mitter [sic] For: Maryland Casualty At: Texaco Station, New Hampshire & Wilshire, [ilg] 0676 Job: Retake #03-72-1 from same position. Have Mr. Mittier place the signs exactly as they were where a woman fell last Dec[ember] Deliver to: Place in envelope 03-72-1 Print order: 2- 8x10 gl[ossy] prints" -- on card 1 front. "Date: Sat[urday] Operator: Joe Meet: Mr. Mettier, Manager At: Texaco Station- New Hampshire & Wilshire Job: 1 shot where woman fell, Have manager put warning sign up by island as it was when woman fell on dec[ember] 1939. Shoot from east, show white lines on pavement & pump island nearest sidewalk, File, Lia 11819 Deliver to: Maryland Casualty Co[mpany]- Mr. Mathews Print Order: 2- 8x10 gl[ossy]" -- on card 2 front. "Hours on job: Day, 1/2 No. of Negs.: 1" -- on card 2 back. "Subject: Sidewalk in front of Texaco station, File # Lia 11819 Client: Maryland Casualty, Mr. Mathews Job: 03-9-72 Year: 1940 Original print order: 2 Size: 8x10 Finish: gl[ossy] Mount: Full neg[ative]" -- on envelope front. "Photographer: Joe Original photographs- Size: 1, 8x10 Amount: 2.50" -- on envelope back.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope B/W Safety 5x7 in. photographs negatives
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