PHOTO CARD OF SPORTSCASTER DON THOMPSON

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

PHOTO CARD OF SPORTSCASTER DON THOMPSON

Entry/Object ID

2004.33.2.2

Description

Color: Black; White A photograph card of sports announcer Don Thompson, 1929. Found attached by a paperclip to an article about Thompson from an issue of "Broadcast Weekly" (see item 2.1), the image shows Thompson seated and wearing a suit and tie. His name and the wording "Associated Oil Company's radio / sports announer, Station KPO / `Wings On Your Car!'" is at the bottom in a black box. At the bottom right is "Alta / S.F." The reverse is blank. With a dent at the top center from the paperclip, yellowing, and tarnish from the paperclip, the overall condition is good. Number-Units: 1

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Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Photographs, Associated Oil Company, KPO [radio station], Radio broadcasters--California

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Object Name

Photographs