Car Doctor Repairing Tires
1919
Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Black and white photo of a traveling mechanic fixing a flat tire on an unpaved road between Portland and Gresham. Image shows the car pulled over to the side of the road and supported with jack; one man is kneeling next to the rear tire with another man and woman standing and watching. The mechanic's car is partially in the frame, parked on the road. Mechanic may be Clifton Harris, who worked as a traveling mechanic or "car doctor." People: Harris, Clifton; Christensen, Virginia
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- Identifier
- ghs19850550001
- Description
- Black and white photo of a traveling mechanic fixing a flat tire on an unpaved road between Portland and Gresham. Image shows the car pulled over to the side of the road and supported with jack; one man is kneeling next to the rear tire with another man and woman standing and watching. The mechanic's car is partially in the frame, parked on the road. Mechanic may be Clifton Harris, who worked as a traveling mechanic or "car doctor." People: Harris, Clifton; Christensen, Virginia
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Location
- Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Date
- 1919
- Subject
- Automobile breakdowns
- Automobile repair
- Automobile mechanics
- Automobiles
- Provenance
- From Clifton Harris's papers. The young woman is identified as a cousin of the Harris family. Thought to have been donated by Virginia Christensen; two duplicate copies previously accessioned are labeled in her handwriting and the originals were found with some of her GHS member information.
- Type
- StillImage
- Relation
- Gresham Heritage
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
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