Texaco Gas Station, Kayenta, Arizona, 1935

THF265941 / Texaco Gas Station, Kayenta, Arizona, 1935
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Artifact Overview

By the late 1920s, gas stations had become fixtures in the American landscape. Like many other service stations, this one in the Navajo Nation in the southwestern United States also became a community gathering place. It sold gasoline, served as a post office, and had one of the few area restrooms available to passing motorists.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1936

Subject Date

1936

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

64.167.1859.P.833.66500.18

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in