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

Description: Two men stand behind a motion picture camera filming a group of two sailors and four young women at RKO pictures. One of the sailors is sitting on the front of a Richfield Oil truck with one of the women on his knee, while the other sailor stands with another girl and leans against the front grill of the truck. There are two story brick buildings and large spotlights in the background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1929
Call number: photCL Whitt 1810 ; Whitt neg. 0330
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Young women and Richfield Oil truck at RKO pictures. 1929

Visual Materials

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

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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

Richfield Oil Company float for the 1928 Tournament of Roses, Pasadena. 1928

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1928 Tournament of Roses float from Richfield Oil Company float. The float is shaped like a plane, and spelled out on the side is "Spirit of California" and "Richfield". A man dressed as an aviator crouches near the front of the float.

photCL 402 (30857A)

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

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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

Hudson Sedan with a girl. 1929

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A young woman leans on the driver's side door of a Hudson Sedan parked in front of a two-story house with striped awnings (location unidentified).

photCL 402 (32095)

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

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