Harkrader Auto Supply, Bristol, Virginia, 1918
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Artifact Overview
The facilities at early gas stations varied widely. This car dealership sold gasoline out of a "blind" pump -- a pump with no meter visible to the customer. Suspicious drivers weren't always sure they got what they paid for. "Visible" pumps, which allowed motorists to see the gas before it went into their cars, became popular in the 1920s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1918
Subject Date
1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1918.78
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: 5 in
Width: 7.5 in
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