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Identifier	ov030
Title	First Bishop Taxi
Creator	Unknown;
Date Created	after 1908
Description	On the front of the original photographic postcard is written, "The First Bishop Taxi." The identity of the occupants of the automobile is unknown, although on the back of the photograph is written, "Baldy Tarrington" perhaps the driver. Tarrington was a friend of John Black, father of J. D. Black. Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Background	The original photograph was probably taken in Bishop, California. The tag "First Bishop Taxi" may be in jest. The automobile is probably a 1908 Maxwell Model HC, made by the Maxwell-Briscoe Company.
Type	image;
Physical Description	1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
Institution	Center for the Study of Los Angeles Research Collection, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Identifier	http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3w1022nb
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	Public Domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Language	eng;
Subject (Name)	Tarrington, Baldy;
Subject (Place)	Bishop (Calif.);
Subject (Topic)	Automobiles--California--Bishop; Taxicabs--California--Bishop;
Form/Genre	Photographs; Postcards;
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number	J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3: Photographs, Subseries A: Photographic Postcards, Box 5, Sleeve 13