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Title	Texaco Automobile Service Station
Date	1931
Creator	Frederick-Burkett Foto Service
Description	This August 17, 1931, photograph shows Texas native Bert B. Elam's Texaco Gas Station as it sat at 3800 J Street. In 1935, Texaco had decided to make Sacramento its Northern California and Nevada headquarters and, by 1932, had set up storage facilities, just across the Sacramento River is Yolo County. Elam operated the station until 1942.
Format	8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood	3800 J Street
City/County	Sacramento
Subjects	Business Enterprises Automobile Service Stations Street Cars Street Scenes
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	23