Letter, mailing envelope, and return address envelope from H. L. Bentley Company and Angeles Snowolene Refining Company

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

Letter, mailing envelope, and return address envelope from H. L. Bentley Company and Angeles Snowolene Refining Company

Entry/Object ID

2007.237.1.6a-c

Description

A letter (a), mailing envelope (b), and return address envelope (c) from H. L. Bentley Company and Angeles Snowolene Refining Company, Los Angeles, 10 June 1923. The letter, generally addressed the Snowolene Oil Company shareholders, informs them of a coupon book that can be used to purhcase the company's Peacock brand of gasoline and includes prices at the bottom left. There is an image of the building housing the offices of the Bentley Company. The mailing envelope has the Bentley name and address at the top left, typed address, stamp, cancellation, and postmark. The return address envelope is preprinted with a stamp, address to the refining company and the attention of the company president. The letter with horizontal trifolds and creases is in good condition, the mailing envelope is fair with many creases, browning, and foxing, and the return address envelope is fair with creases, foxing and browning.

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Snowolene Oil Company, H. L. Bentley Company, Angeles Snowolene Refining Company

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Object Name

Letters