Donor:

American Petroleum Institute.  Search this

Names:

Shell Company of California  Search this

Collection Creator:

American Petroleum Institute.  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (probably 8 x 10".)

Container:

Box 25, Folder 43

Type:

Archival materials

Black-and-white photographic prints

Date:

1923

1910

Scope and Contents:

"This shed-type station with its prefabricated panels, pump island, and canopy prefigured many later gas station designs." Caption from reproduction in Chad Randall's article, below. The top of the station bears the Shell sign.

Local Numbers:

00071108.tif (AC Scan)

General:

In Box --, Folder --.

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.

Topic:

Automobiles -- 1900-1910  Search this

Gasoline  Search this

Service stations  Search this

Genre/Form:

Black-and-white photographic prints -- Silver gelatin -- 1900-1950

Collection Citation:

American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, 1860s-1990 (bulk 1955-1990), Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Digitization of Series 1 though Series 4 was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.

See more items in:

American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection

American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection / Series 1: Historical Photographs, 1850s-1950s / 1.32: Service Stations, 1905-1978

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80c844d59-caf4-483d-9c59-a2ddf7c9802b

EDAN-URL:

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