Name/Title
WHITTIER AVOCADO SHOW DECALEntry/Object ID
98.42.1.1Description
Color: Blue, green, red, white
A decal advertising the Whittier Avocado Show, 14-19 May 1928. The oval-shaped artifact has an outer border of red, followed by inner ones of white and blue. The center section is on a white background with, at the top in red ink, the words "AVOCADO SHOW." At the center is an image of an avocado in green within which in yellow is "MAY / 14-19." At the bottom in red ink is "WHITTIER." At the top in the white border in red ink is "[copyright symbol] 1928 S. O. CO. of CAL." On the reverse is an advertisement from Standard Oil Company of California with, on the left, the logo of Red Crown gasoline and the words "Anti-Knock" above it and, at the right, for Zerolene motor oil, a diamond-shaped box with the words "MONEY / CAN'T BUY / A BETTER OIL / than / THE NEW / ZEROLENE." Other than very light surface soiling, the artifact is in good condition.Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
AvocadosSearch Terms
Two-dimensional, Decals, Standard Oil Company of California, Festivals--Whittier (Calif.)