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April 1939. San Augustine, Texas. "Oil and gasoline service station at night." Photo by Russell Lee for the
Farm Security Administration.

Source: Internet
 
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October 1939. "Farmers' supply co-op. Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the
Farm Security Administration.

Source: Internet
 
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February 1940. "Gas station along Highway U.S. 50. Winchester, Virginia." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein
for the FSA.

Source: Internet
 
Some of those Shorpy images are beautiful! In fact pretty much all of them :)
 
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April 1942. "Hollywood, California. Gasoline filling station at night." Photo by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information.

Source: Internet
 
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August 1939. "Crossroads grocery store and filling station, typical of many such small enterprises in new community.
Yakima, Washington, Sumac Park." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration.

Source: Internet
 
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June 1942. "Tracy, California. Gasoline filling station." With a Beauty Parlor for major overhauls.
Photo by Russell Lee, Office of War Information.

Source: Internet
 
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June 1942. "Tracy, California. Tank truck delivering gasoline to a filling station."
Photo by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information.

Source: Internet
 
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May 1938. "General store and railroad crossing, Atlanta, Ohio." Which way to the ATM?
35mm nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein.

Source: Internet
 
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From around 1952, what looks to be somewhere in the Northeast, comes this faded 120 Ektachrome of a Cities Service
gas station. Fillerup with Premium, and we'll be in the coffee shop while the Cadillac is on the lube rack.

Source: Internet
 
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Washington, D.C., 1920. "Nation's Business." A photo made by Harris & Ewing for that magazine, giving an unusually
detailed look at the gas station (and gas pump) of a century ago. 8x10 inch glass negative.

Source: Internet
 
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July 1939. Granville County, N.C. "Country filling station owned and operated by tobacco farmer." Our second look at
this establishment offering combustibles and comestibles. Medium format negative by Dorothea Lange.

Source: Internet
 
Really nice pictures. :sunglasses:
Shorpy's is an amazing site.

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