Object Details
sova.nmah.ac.0711_ref1305
- Local Numbers
- 00071108.tif (AC Scan)
- General
- In Box --, Folder --.
- Donor
- American Petroleum Institute.
- Names
- Shell Company of California
- Collection Creator
- American Petroleum Institute.
- Topic
- Automobiles -- 1900-1910
- Gasoline
- Service stations
- Donor
- American Petroleum Institute.
- 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
- Sponsor
- Digitization of Series 1 though Series 4 was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.
- Extent
- 1 Item (probably 8 x 10".)
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
- Silver gelatin on paper.
- Date
- 1923
- 1910
- Container
- Box 25, Folder 43
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Black-and-white photographic prints
- Collection Citation
- American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, 1860s-1990 (bulk 1955-1990), Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- 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.
- Bibliography
- Reproduced in Chad Randl, "The Preservation and Reuse of Historic Gas Stations," National Park Service: Preservation Briefs 46, November 2006, p. 2.
- Genre/Form
- Black-and-white photographic prints -- Silver gelatin -- 1900-1950
- 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.
- Restrictions
- Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
NMAH.AC.0711_ref1305
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80c844d59-caf4-483d-9c59-a2ddf7c9802b
NMAH.AC.0711
ACAH
- Record ID
- ebl-1503512057065-1503512057279-6