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Film transparency of Big Blue service station, Baker, California, circa 1940s

Information

Date
1940 to 1949
Description
An image of a man standing outside of the Big Blue service station in Baker. Hand-painted text on the outside of the building reads: "Dining room in rear, hot meals and lunches, tires and tubes, ice cream and cold drinks, modern cabins, community kitchen." Painted over the entrance is the text, "Dad Fairbanks, prop." In addition, there is also a sign for a Pickwick Greyhound Lines ticket office. Also visible are various gasoline pumps (Red Crown, standard ethyl, Gargoyle Mobiloil, Standard Oil Zerolene).
Digital ID
pho003074
Physical Identifier
0100_3313
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11g4h
Details
Subject
Automobile mechanics
Automobiles--Service stations--U.S. states
People
Men
Gasoline pumps
Signs and signboards
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic transparencies
Source
Big Blue service station in Baker, California, approximately 1940-1949
Citation

pho003074. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection. PH-00100. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11g4h.

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
7961 x 5501 pixels
6.6342 x 4.5842 inches
43819602 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff