Citrin-Kolb Oil Service Station, 1936
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Canopy roofs were common on gas stations by 1920 but fell out of favor in the mid-1930s. They added to the construction cost of a new station and, unless they were sufficiently high, prevented tall trucks from reaching the pumps. The transition to self-service pumps in the 1970s, and the need to attract customers even in bad weather, made canopies popular again.
Canopy roofs were common on gas stations by 1920 but fell out of favor in the mid-1930s. They added to the construction cost of a new station and, unless they were sufficiently high, prevented tall trucks from reaching the pumps. The transition to self-service pumps in the 1970s, and the need to attract customers even in bad weather, made canopies popular again.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
12 October 1936
Subject Date
12 October 1936
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.66964
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 11 in
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