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Order Number	00037668
Title	"Modern Speed" a statue
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Industries-Oil.; G-001-726.1 4x5
Date	1926
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Photo of "Modern Speed" a statue by Finn Frolich located on Redondo Boulevard, near Inglewood. The words, "Richfield" is carved in large letters, below it is a shield which reads, "Richfield, the gasoline of power." On the side, the words, "Richlube" is carved followed by "100% Pure Pennsylvania Oil." Frolich modeled the driver after racer Tommy Milton. The sculpture served as a model for large-scale monuments installed at Richfield service stations around the region as advertisements. Photo dated: May 24, 1926.
Subject	Frolich, Finn Haakon,--1868-1947. Sports in art. Sculpture--California--Los Angeles. Plaster sculpture--California--Los Angeles. Sculptors--California--Los Angeles. Automobile racing drivers. Automobile racing. Richfield Oil Company. Advertising--Petroleum industry and trade--California--Los Angeles. Oil well drilling rigs--California--Los Angeles. Oil fields--California--Los Angeles. Statues--California--Los Angeles. 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