Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn Cafe, Shamrock, Texas, 1936-1939
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Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small business owners to mail or hand out to customers. Built 1936 along Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas, this Streamlined Moderne-styled building included a Conoco service station, a cafe, and an intended retail area that became overflow cafe seating.
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small business owners to mail or hand out to customers. Built 1936 along Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas, this Streamlined Moderne-styled building included a Conoco service station, a cafe, and an intended retail area that became overflow cafe seating.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1936-1939
Subject Date
1936-1939
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.151.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John Margolies.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.125 in
Width: 4.938 in
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