Staroline Motor Oil Service Station, Tank Truck and Workers, circa 1925

Summary

At first, motorists had to buy gasoline at grocery or hardware stores. But by the 1920s, service and repair stations had become a fixture of American roadsides and cityscapes. Here, a White Star Refining Company tank truck delivers gasoline to one of its stations. Station customers would also have been able to purchases the Detroit-based company's motor oil.

At first, motorists had to buy gasoline at grocery or hardware stores. But by the 1920s, service and repair stations had become a fixture of American roadsides and cityscapes. Here, a White Star Refining Company tank truck delivers gasoline to one of its stations. Station customers would also have been able to purchases the Detroit-based company's motor oil.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1925

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.672

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 10 in

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