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Order Number	00074590
Title	System Service Station
Studio	Hughes Photo Service.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Transportation-Automobiles-Service Stations.
Date	Circa 1920
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Two men are pumping gas into their cars from "Crouse Clear Vision: see what you pay for" pumps at the System Service Station at 618 South Figueroa St. One car, left, has its top down. Both cars have spare tires attached to the back. The small, brick, one-story service station is painted in three stripes with "Lubricating Engineers" under the station name and a painted advertisment for "Paravision" on the side. The service area is paved in gravel and far right is a partial sign for "Simonizing". Multi-storied buildings are directly behind the station and in the background, left, is a hotel advertized as "fire proof".
Subject	System Service Station (Los Angeles, Calif.). Service stations--California--Los Angeles. Gasoline pumps--California--Los Angeles. Tall buildings--California--Los Angeles. Hotels--California--Los Angeles. Figueroa Street (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection