Name/Title
Hershel McGriff, 1975Entry/Object ID
2007-012.B433PDescription
Hershel McGriff, 1975. These two black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images show three men speaking amongst themselves, posing with a race car, and a vehicle similar to a semi-truck. Image 16 shows two men speaking to each other. One man is centered in the image and wearing a denim jacket over a patterned button-up shirt. His head and torso are turned partially toward the left-hand side of the image frame. He is wearing a nametag which reads "HERSHEL McGRIFF" and "OLYMPIA BEER." THe other man is partially visible at the left-hand side of the image. This man is wearing a plaid shirt and is facing toward the right-hand side of the image frame and away from the camera. The front-left corner of the race car is visible between and behind the men. A wooded area makes up the background. Image 17 shows Mr. McGriff standing next to a taller man wearing a plaid blazer and posing for a photo. Mr. McGriff is on the right. Both men are turned partially toward the right-hand side of the image frame. The background is very similar to that of the previous image. Image 18 shows the front passenger side of the race car. A decal of an Olympia beer can is on the car immediately behind the front wheel. Text on the visible tire reads "GOOD YEAR." Image 19 shows three men standing together in a circle and speaking. Mr. McGriff is on the right, the man in the plaid blazer is at the center, and the third man is wearing glasses and a blazer and is on the left. This man's arms are crossed. A home or small office building is in the background. Image 20 shows Mr. McGriff sitting on the hood of the race car. The entire car is visible in this image, as is Mr. McGriff. There is a large number 4 on the passenger side of the car. The Olympia beer text logo is above the rear wheel well. Image 21 is nearly identical to the previous image. Image 22 still shows Mr. McGriff sitting on the hood of the race car, but here the photographer has zoomed in closer on Mr. McGriff. He is shown from the knees up. Image 23 shows the passenger side of the race car. The photographer is crouched down near the passenger-side headlight and directing the shot down the side of the car. Image 24 is similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved approximately 3 feet to their left. Here the car is visible from just in front of the front tire to just in front of the back tire. Image 25 shows a vehicle which resembles a moving truck with a very extended box/cargo area. The passenger side and back end of the vehicle are visible. The side of the box/cargo area reads "OLYMPIA BEER," "Hershel McGriff" and "Car No. 4."Made/Created
Date made
1975 - 1975Notes
Date: 07-16-1975
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
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People, Automobiles, Olympia Brewing Company, Race car driversRelationships
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Person or Organization
Hershel McGriff