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- Ford Gas Station Attendant at Gasoline Pumps, December 1934 - The first uniformed gas station attendants appeared around 1914. Attendants worked long hours in all weather, possessed a thorough knowledge of service requirements for various automobile makes and models, improvised quick repairs on the spot, provided directions to lost travelers, and did it all with a smile. Attendants disappeared with the widespread adoption of self-service pumps in the 1970s.
- December 22, 1934
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Ford Gas Station Attendant at Gasoline Pumps, December 1934
The first uniformed gas station attendants appeared around 1914. Attendants worked long hours in all weather, possessed a thorough knowledge of service requirements for various automobile makes and models, improvised quick repairs on the spot, provided directions to lost travelers, and did it all with a smile. Attendants disappeared with the widespread adoption of self-service pumps in the 1970s.
- Gas Stations -
- May 09, 2017
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Gas Stations
- Mobil Gas Pump, 1946-1960 - By the 1940s, "computing" pumps like this automatically calculated the amount of gasoline and the price. This type of pump did away with the price charts used by service station attendants. Mobil formed from a merger of Socony and Vacuum Oil in 1931 -- both with extensive networks of gas stations. Mobil began using Vacuum's flying red horse logo system-wide in 1934.
- 1946-1960
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Mobil Gas Pump, 1946-1960
By the 1940s, "computing" pumps like this automatically calculated the amount of gasoline and the price. This type of pump did away with the price charts used by service station attendants. Mobil formed from a merger of Socony and Vacuum Oil in 1931 -- both with extensive networks of gas stations. Mobil began using Vacuum's flying red horse logo system-wide in 1934.
- Standard Crown Visible Delivery Gasoline Pump, circa 1920 - Before visible gasoline pumps, drivers relied on the accuracy of the pump and the honesty of station owners. Visible pumps, like this circa 1920 example, used a graduated glass cylinder to show customers the quality and quantity of gas being purchased. Glass globes, like the Standard Oil red crown, usually topped the pumps and advertised a company's brand and name.
- circa 1920
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Standard Crown Visible Delivery Gasoline Pump, circa 1920
Before visible gasoline pumps, drivers relied on the accuracy of the pump and the honesty of station owners. Visible pumps, like this circa 1920 example, used a graduated glass cylinder to show customers the quality and quantity of gas being purchased. Glass globes, like the Standard Oil red crown, usually topped the pumps and advertised a company's brand and name.
- Gas Station Attendant at Pump, 1939 - The first uniformed gas station attendants appeared around 1914. Attendants worked long hours in all weather, possessed a thorough knowledge of service requirements for various automobile makes and models, improvised quick repairs on the spot, provided directions to lost travelers, and did it all with a smile. Attendants disappeared with the widespread adoption of self-service pumps in the 1970s.
- August 02, 1939
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Gas Station Attendant at Pump, 1939
The first uniformed gas station attendants appeared around 1914. Attendants worked long hours in all weather, possessed a thorough knowledge of service requirements for various automobile makes and models, improvised quick repairs on the spot, provided directions to lost travelers, and did it all with a smile. Attendants disappeared with the widespread adoption of self-service pumps in the 1970s.
- Patent Model of Gas Burner, 1878 - From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- June 11, 1878
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Gas Burner, 1878
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- Shamrock Gas Pump, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1979 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1979
- Collections - Artifact
Shamrock Gas Pump, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1979
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- Shamrock Gas Pump, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1979 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1979
- Collections - Artifact
Shamrock Gas Pump, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1979
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- Service Attendant Selling Fuel Pump to Customer, September 1937 - An automobile's fuel pump pulls gasoline from the gas tank and sends it to the carburetor or fuel injector pump. Fuel pumps might operate mechanically through a connection to the engine camshaft, or electrically via a small motor. In the 1930s, Ford manufactured some of its fuel pumps at Henry Ford's Village Industries factory in Milford, Michigan.
- September 28, 1937
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Service Attendant Selling Fuel Pump to Customer, September 1937
An automobile's fuel pump pulls gasoline from the gas tank and sends it to the carburetor or fuel injector pump. Fuel pumps might operate mechanically through a connection to the engine camshaft, or electrically via a small motor. In the 1930s, Ford manufactured some of its fuel pumps at Henry Ford's Village Industries factory in Milford, Michigan.
- Service Attendant Selling Fuel Pump to Customer, September 1937 - An automobile's fuel pump pulls gasoline from the gas tank and sends it to the carburetor or fuel injector pump. Fuel pumps might operate mechanically through a connection to the engine camshaft, or electrically via a small motor. In the 1930s, Ford manufactured some of its fuel pumps at Henry Ford's Village Industries factory in Milford, Michigan.
- September 28, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Service Attendant Selling Fuel Pump to Customer, September 1937
An automobile's fuel pump pulls gasoline from the gas tank and sends it to the carburetor or fuel injector pump. Fuel pumps might operate mechanically through a connection to the engine camshaft, or electrically via a small motor. In the 1930s, Ford manufactured some of its fuel pumps at Henry Ford's Village Industries factory in Milford, Michigan.