Digital Collection
2013.040.444

Negative, Film

Monochromatic negative of a farewell party for Austin Bender in the Chevrolet Art and Chart department in the G.A. Richards Oakland Company Service Department for Oaklands and Pontiacs at 440 Burroughs Street. A group of men gather around a man who sits cross-legged on a table, looking through a scrapbook. One of the men standing over his shoulder leans on an ashtray stand, decorated with a ribbon and an attached tag which reads, "Best Wishes for Continued Success, From the Boys in the Shop." Streamers have been hung from the ceiling, and a sign which reads, which reads, "Best Wishes for a Successful Business Venture from Fred Eibach," is posted on the far wall beside the windows. Another sign which reads, "Just a Good Man Gone," is posted on the wall on the right beside some automotive artwork.

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