File:SoconyOil.jpg

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Description A bustling city at night. In the fantasy scene are cars, pedestrians, and landmarks.
Date Early 1920s. The car styles are from that period. Martin went freelance in August 1920.
Source Original publication: Full-page magazine ad for Socony (now Mobil) motor oil.
Immediate source: from my own collection.
Author
Paul Martin  (1883–1932)  wikidata:Q7152236
 
Paul Martin
Alternative names
Paul IV Martin; Paul Martin IV
Description American illustrator and tennis player
Date of birth/death 6 June 1883 Edit this at Wikidata 19 March 1932 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death New York City Edit this at Wikidata Ossining Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q7152236
(Image only.) Signed along the left side's bottom edge

Other information: The source has not yet been identified. It could be from a now-obscure automotive magazine. Socony is an acronym for Standard Oil Company of New York.

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