Car and boys, front of Unique Theater, Lawton (Osborn) at (the) wheel.
Title
Car and boys, front of Unique Theater, Lawton (Osborn) at (the) wheel.
Description
A photo of a group of young men sitting in and on a Buick automobile. Most are wearing shirts, ties, suits, and hats. The car is an open car. The car is parked in front of the Unique Theatre. 2 men can be seen walking down the sidewalk, behind the car. There is trash in the street. A sign on a building to right of the car reads Bakery and an awning on the building reads Ice (C)ream, Candies, and Tobac(co). A sign in the store window reads Helmar (cigar)ettes. Words on boards, in front of the car, read Up To Date, Vaude(ville). A sign above the 2 walking men reads St. Pa(ul) Hotel, which was located at 118-120 W. Villard, in Dickinson, ND. The area back of the car is not in sharp focus, and contains business, homes, and telephone/electric poles. Unidentified, except for Lawton Osborn, at the wheel of the car. NOTE: print shows the damage from the damaged negative.
Creator
Osborn Studio
Date Created
Circa 1912
Contributor
L.E. Osborn, Sr.
Rights
This image cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This image may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.
Format
jpg, tiff
Medium
black and white print
Type
.jpg
Identifier
0287-004
Spatial Coverage
Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota
Original Format
Photographic print
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7
Address
Located in front of the Jessen Building on the corner of West Villard Street and 1st Ave West, Dickinson, ND
Text
Buick. Bakery. Ice (C)ream, Candies, Tobac(co), and Helmar (cigar)ettes. Up To Date Vaude(ville). St. Pa(ul) Hotel.
Cataloguer's Notes
No receipt. 1 glassine envelope with the words Car & Boys Front of Unique Theater Lawton at Wheel. 1 Camera Art negative envelope marked Cars Dx. Bottling Works and Cars Junkins - Unique Theater. The number 287 is on this negative envelope and an invoice # Eco14541. NOTE: print shows the damage from the damaged negative.
Physical Location
Osborn Copy Negatives Box. Photo Storage.
Ordering Info
http://www.dickinsonmuseumcenter.com/fees/
Collection
Citation
Osborn Studio, “Car and boys, front of Unique Theater, Lawton (Osborn) at (the) wheel.,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed April 18, 2025, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/1108246.
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