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Sailors and women around a Richfield Oil truck at RKO pictures. 1929



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  • Young women and Richfield Oil truck at RKO pictures. 1929

    Young women and Richfield Oil truck at RKO pictures. 1929

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    Sixteen young women pose on and around a Richfield Oil truck at RKO pictures. All of the girls are in shorts or short skirts and several of them are in acrobatic poses, such as the splits. The truck is parked on set in front of what looks like the entrance to a castle or cathedral.

    photCL Whitt 1812 ; Whitt neg. 0331

  • RKO Theatre, 801 South Hill, Los Angeles. 1931

    RKO Theatre, 801 South Hill, Los Angeles. 1931

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    A view of the entrance to the RKO Theater located at 801 South Hill, at the corner of Hill and 8th, in Los Angeles. Large cardboard "8"s are suspended from the ceiling and signs announce 8 RKO vaudeville acts. A ticket office is on the far right.

    photCL Whitt 1144 ; Whitt neg. 0479

  • Service truck in garage, Beverly Hills. 1930

    Service truck in garage, Beverly Hills. 1930

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    A service truck of the Maddux company is parked in a large, high-ceilinged garage. There are several automobiles against the far wall being looked at by men in white coveralls. One such man is kneeling by the front passenger tire of the service truck. Lettering on the side of the truck reads "Lincoln" and "Maddux Inc. 9230 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills CR-4131".

    photCL Whitt 2513 ; Whitt neg. 2527

  • Trucks at Los Angeles Creamery. 1925

    Trucks at Los Angeles Creamery. 1925

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    Three trucks with drivers are parked in front of the Los Angeles Creamery Co. "Penhall Bros." is painted on the front of each truck, then repeated on the sides with "Westminster Orange Co." They are parked perpendicular to the sidewalk, facing away from the creamery.

    photCL Whitt 2639 ; Whitt neg. 2371

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    Hudson Sedan with a girl. 1929

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  • Traffic collision between street car and truck, Cahuenga Pass and Dark Canyon. 1924

    Traffic collision between street car and truck, Cahuenga Pass and Dark Canyon. 1924

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    A view of the wreckage following a collision between a street car and a truck. The front of the street car is dented and scratched and the windows are broken. The truck is no longer recognizable as a vehicle, with the body completely destroyed and the engine laying exposed on the tracks. A crowd of men watch as workers attach chains to remove the truck wreckage from the tracks. A billboard in the background reads "Hollywood Knolls ; Homesites $1500 up".

    photCL Whitt 0870 ; Whitt neg. 0004