MS 091 Box H
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Painting by Gene Ellis presented to Paul Stock by Texaco, titled "Illegitimus non sunt carborundum", ca. 1944
File — Container: MS 091 Box H, Folder: P.91.132
Identifier: Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Illegitimus non sunt carborundum is a mock-Latin phrase that translates to "Don't let the bastards grind you down". In the center of the picture is a gold "S" and "Texaco's logo in the middle" of the S. A Hereford steer standing on the left of the S with the Quarter-Box-P brand on it, and a 4 x 4 Buck on the other side. Other things in the painting: His Cris Craft boat on the water, a fly-fishing pole, shotgun, cowboy hat, oil field, cowboy hat and blue cadillac(?).
Dates:
ca. 1944