Father and son working at gas station, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California

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Father and son working at gas station, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Father and son working at gas station, Tri-Valley Area, Northern California
Artist/Maker (American, born 1938)
Date1969-1975
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 6 5/16 in. (24 × 16 cm) Overall: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.56
Not on view
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Additional Details

Markings Verso, from upper left corner to lower right corner (twice) and upper right corner to lower left corner in blue ink
Verso, upper center (stamp, black ink): "COPYRIGHT PHOTO / NOT TO BE REPRODUCED / WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION / BILL OWENS"
Verso, upper center (Sticker over illegible stamp, black ink, scratched out with black inked pen): "P. O. Box 24 / Berkeley, Ca. 94701"
Verso, upper center (stamp, black ink): "741 Addison Street / Berkeley California 94710"
Verso, upper center (stamp, black ink): "© All Rights Reserved / This Photograph must be returned"
Verso, center left (stamp, black ink, faded): "© All Rights Reserved"
Verso, center left (stamp, black ink, BBM scratched out with black inked pen): "BILL OWENS / BBM"
Verso, center left (stamp, black ink, scratched out, second line down obscured by sticker B. B. M. ASSOCIATES"
Verso, center left (Sticker over illegible stamp, black ink, scratched out with black inked pen): ""P. O. Box 24 / Berkeley, Ca. 9470"
Verso, lower left (stamp, black ink, faded): "This Photograph must be returned."
Verso, lower left (stamp, purple ink, vertical): "060381"
Verso, lower center left (stamp, black ink, partially written over with black inked pen): "USE WITH / JEROBOAM INC. CREDIT LINE / RETURN TO CATEGORY: "
Verso, lower right corner (green sticker): "17"
Verso, lower right corner (white sticker): "62"
Signature Verso, lower right center (pencil): "W Owens"
Inscribed Verso, lower left (pen with blue ink, encircled): "8"
Verso, lower left corner (pen with blue ink): "BO-33-11/79"
Verso, lower center (pen with black ink, obscuring portion of stamp):"USE W/ JEROBOAM CREDIT"
Verso, lower center (pen with black ink): "SERVICES"
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Date: 1974-76
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Date: 1974-76
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.76
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Date: 1974-76
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.86
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Date: 1974-76
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Date: 1976
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Date: 1974-1976
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Bill Owens
Date: 1974-76
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2019.18.79
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Date: 1974-76
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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