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The Lewis Brothers (Grocery) Store was built in 1933. They expanded their product line and began selling Gulf gasoline in 1941 until the late 1980s. Today the building houses a successful antique store which is open Thurs. - Sunday. The owner of the business lives in Pipe Creek, and being quite knowledgeable of the local history, decided to keep the Lewis Bros. Store name. Located on State Highway 16S. Pipe Creek, Texas.
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Brickmania Visible Gas Pump Kit. I love vintage gas station stuff. This was an instant buy when saw it at the Brickmania store in the Woodfield mall. It's a great little kit.
They talk about the glory days, but glory for whom?
When this town had 4 hotels, a sawmill and saloon
There’s been a century of bust but there was never any boom
Now the buildings look too tired to fall down
Folks sleepwalk through a one pump town...
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The Magnolia Petroleum Company was an early twentieth century petroleum company in Texas. The company was established in 1911, being later acquired by Standard Oil of New York, which operated it as a wholly-owned subsidiary until its demise in 1959...
Built in 1924, the Magnolia Service Station located in Vega, Texas was also a Phillips 66 and Conoco station and between 1953 - 1965 it was the Slatz Barbershop...it was restored back to it's present condition in 2001...
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Sinclair diesel gas pump, Route 37, New Lexington, Ohio
1977.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies category: Gas pumps.
Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Automobile service stations--1970-1980.
United States--Ohio--New Lexington.
Format: Slides--1970-1980.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.01695
Call Number: LC-MA05- 1695
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Skelly visible gas pump, Dresden, Missouri
1980.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies category: Gas pumps.
Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Automobile service stations--1980.
United States--Missouri--Dresden.
Format: Slides--1980.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.01698
Call Number: LC-MA05- 1698
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Gas pump and oil dispenser, Route 37, New Lexington, Ohio
1977.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies category: Gas pumps.
Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Automobile service stations--1970-1980.
United States--Ohio--New Lexington.
Format: Slides--1970-1980.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.01691
Call Number: LC-MA05- 1691
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Visible gas pump, Syracuse, Missouri
1980.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Automobile service stations--1980.
United States--Missouri--Syracuse.
Format: Slides--1980.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.02171
Call Number: LC-MA05- 2171
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Visible gas pump, Route 37, New Lexington, Ohio
1977.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies category: Gas pumps.
Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Automobile service stations--1970-1980.
United States--Ohio--New Lexington.
Format: Slides--1970-1980.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.01692
Call Number: LC-MA05- 1692
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Visible gas pump, Birch Tree, Missouri
1979.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Automobile service stations--1970-1980.
United States--Missouri--Birch Tree.
Format: Slides--1970-1980.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.02172
Call Number: LC-MA05- 2172
Visible gas pumps.
Bodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California. It became a boom town in 1876 after the discovery of a profitable line of gold, and suddenly attracted several thousand residents. The U.S. Department of the Interior recognizes the designated Bodie Historic District as a National Historic Landmark.
Bodie is preserved in a state of arrested decay. Only a small part of the town survived with about 110 structures still standing, including one of many once operational gold mills. Visitors can walk the deserted streets of a town that once was a bustling area of activity. Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods.
Visible gas pumps first appeared around 1915, and went out of use in the 1930's. This particular pump is located at Rick's Antiques in Forest, Virginia.
"Essolene" was a special motor fuel introduced by Esso in 1933, advertised as containing an additive that guaranteed smoother engine performance. The ads claimed that this gasoline contained a proprietary "special solvent oil that cleans valve stems, piston rings, and piston-ring grooves". Esso's 1933 ads proclaimed: "Make one simple, convincing test -- try Essolene once in your car, under any conditions you choose. Essolene will speak for itself." I would appreciate hearing from anyone having further background on what this special solvent additive was, and how effective it was. Essolene seems to have been marketed only during the decade of the 1930s.
This vintage pump was moved to this site from another location, to serve as part of the outdoor display at Rick's Antiques (a "vintage Esso service station" motif). It is possible that the body of the pump and the Essolene globe on top might have come from different locations.
With visible pumps, gasoline was pumped from underground tanks into the visible glass cylinder at the top of the pump. The operator watched the level of gas in the cylinder and stopped the flow when the gas reached the desired gallons. There were three different mechanisms for drawing the gas from the underground tank into the overhead glass cylinder: manual hand operated, electric motor-driven, or air-operated. Once in the glass cylinder, the gas seems to have flowed by gravity into the car's gas tank, controlled by the nozzle seen on the right of this pump.
Many states banned visible pumps because of fire hazards and inaccurate measurements. Clock meter pumps replaced visible pumps in the 1930s.
By the 1915s, some visible gas pumps stood upwards of 10-feet tall. The cylinders were marked, by gallon, similar to a large science beaker. Beyond being a measurement device, these pumps demonstrated the clarity of the gasoline; at the time, customers became increasingly aware that pollutants in gasoline would harm their engine. Another function was to allow the customer to quickly see which pump was ready to fill a gas tank, based on which cylinders were full. The cylinders had a release valve attached, gravity feeding the tank of a customer’s vehicle when released.
Visible gas pumps first appeared around 1915, and went out of use in the 1930's. This particular pump is located at Patterson's Mill Country Store in Durham County near Chapel Hill, NC. Patterson's Mill is kind of a combined "old country store" and museum filled with NC collectibles.
This pump was moved here from another location as part of the store's extensive collection of vintage items.
With visible pumps, gasoline was pumped from underground tanks into the visible glass cylinder at the top of the pump. The operator watched the level of gas in the cylinder and stopped the flow when the gas reached the desired gallons. There were three different mechanisms for drawing the gas from the underground tank into the overhead glass cylinder: manual hand operated, electric motor-driven, or air-operated.
Many states banned visible pumps because of fire hazards and inaccurate measurements. Clock meter pumps replaced visible pumps in the 1930s.
Installed the glass cylinder tie rods and domed top and globe ring. Ready to begin rusting the chipped areas on same.
The Museum's placard for this gas pump reads:
WAYNE 515
Manufactured by: Wayne Oil Tank and Pump Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana
This is an example of a visible pump that was built in 1924. These pumps first appeared around 1915. Gasoline was pumped from underground tanks into a visible glass cylinder above the pump. The operator watched the level of gas in the cylinder and stopped the flow when the gas reached the desired gallons.
The pump mechanisms on visible pumps could be operated by three different methods: manual hand operated (like the pump seen here), electric motor-driven, or air-operated.
Many states banned visible pumps because of fire hazards and inaccurate measurements. Clock meter pumps replaced visible pumps in the 1930s.
Donated by: Rod Smith
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Located in the high desert country of California, Bodie (which once boasted a population of over 10,000) is today a deserted ghost town. In 1877 gold was discovered there and the resultant gold rush transformed Bodie from a town of 20 to a boomtown. The Boone Store, erected in 1879, was owned by Harvey Boone, a direct decendant of Daniel Boone, and served as a general store, gas station and warehouse. Today it just sits, alone and forgotten, as a reminder of the Old West.
Two blocks off the Lincoln Highway in Ogallala, Nebraska, this vintage gas station now serves as a small visitor's information kiosk. They were having a used book sale on the day I happened by.
PCA 158 Tall - May 22- Jun 5, 2011 (2 weeks) - Image Tag: pca158
Assignment: The goal of this assignment is to capture an image that conveys tallness or height. Combining creative composition with the right subject(s) can produce an image that really conveys height in the confines of an image on your computer screen. To add more challege, make something not so tall seem much taller.
WIT: I came upon this unknown old object yesterday - which thanks to my contacts, I found out it was a Visible Gas Pump. In doing a bit of research online, I estimate this to be over 9 1/2 feet tall, almost 10 feet. This was behind some abandoned houses that I was photographing and i was struck by the contrast of this tall rusted object in the middle of a well maintained yard. Which is even more bizarre considering it is surrounded by falling down structures on each side and behind me.
Not much editing done - I'm not at my house this weekend and I'm using someone else computer, so just a quick run through in Picnik to brighten it up a tad and that's about it.
I found thisgas pump model kit in a dust corner of a Hobby shop and had to buy it to display with my model T. Its, 1/24 scale, the body is made of solid resin, and the rest is metal, with clear plastic parts.
This visible gas pump is located in the McCone county museum at the edge of Circle, MT. For more information:
Visible gas pumps.
Bodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California. It became a boom town in 1876 after the discovery of a profitable line of gold, and suddenly attracted several thousand residents. The U.S. Department of the Interior recognizes the designated Bodie Historic District as a National Historic Landmark.
Bodie is preserved in a state of arrested decay. Only a small part of the town survived with about 110 structures still standing, including one of many once operational gold mills. Visitors can walk the deserted streets of a town that once was a bustling area of activity. Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods.
Discovered at the NAPA Auto Parts store on N. Home St. (U.S. 59) in Corrigan,Polk County,Corrigan,Texas. 8.4.2012