Pete Aigner filling the tank of H. H. West's Buick at his garage, Lone Pine, 1913

Item Overview

Title

Pete Aigner filling the tank of H. H. West's Buick at his garage, Lone Pine, 1913

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

August 1913

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Pete Aigner filling up the tank on H. H. West's Buick while Dave F. Smith mills about Aigner's garage in Lone Pine. Pete Aigner's garage, "MT WHITNEY GARAGE & LIVERY," stands in the near distance and is viewed at an angle from the front. In front of the garage, Dave F. Smith's EMF is parked at left, facing the open garage door and H. H. West's Buick is parked at right; it is viewed from the side and faces left. Pete Aigner stands, right-of-center, on the Buick's running board to fill the tank by the driver's seat. His back is to the camera. On the rear passenger door of the Buick, "H. H. W." is inscribed. Two men stand on either side of H. H. West's Buick near the rear end of the vehicle and face left. Dave F. Smith stands in the distance at center, inside the garage. He faces left. His EMF is parked just outside the garage with its back end towards the camera. A sign hanging from the upper right front corner of the garage reads, "AUTOS FOR HIRE TO ALL POINTS NAME YOUR PLACE." Trees line the background and mountains are barely visible in the far distance at right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1125. Smith West tour August 1913. Lone Pine, Calif. Pete Aigner's Garage. Mt Whitney Garage and Livery. Long since burned down. Dave F Smith's EMF headed into garage, Pete Aigner filling H.H.West's Buick's tank, which was under front seat. Dave Smith can be seen inside the garage, rest of the men unknown. 1 film

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Automobile service stations--California--Lone Pine
Automobile travel--California
Automobiles--American--California--Lone Pine

Names

Aigner, Pete
Smith, David Franklin, 1882-1960

Location

California--Lone Pine

Resource type

still image