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Johnson Oils Billboard
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Johnson Oil Refining Company billboard. "20 years of quality ... time tells!" Featuring Father Time holding an hourglass in the center of the logo for "Johnson Gasolene, Time Tells."
May 19, 1930
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Johnson Oils Billboard
May 19, 1930
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View of rear end damaged Ford Coupe, with the spare tire broken off and leaning against the car.
