Albert Kahn, Inc. Sketch of Gulf Refining Company, 1934

THF266696 / Albert Kahn, Inc. Sketch of Gulf Refining Company, 1934
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Artifact Overview

Gulf Oil's origins were in the 1901 Spindletop oil strike at Beaumont, Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf built a nationwide presence with its recognizable orange disc logo and products like No-Nox gasoline. The company was active in motorsports, too, using a distinctive blue and orange color scheme on race cars it sponsored. Gulf merged with Chevron in 1985.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

20 December 1934

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.61397

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: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in

Inscriptions

original drawing signed: ALBERT KAHN INC. ARCHTS. / DETROIT MICHIGAN