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- Ray Davis Sunoco Station, Mississaga, Canada, 1977 - 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.
- 1977
- Collections - Artifact
Ray Davis Sunoco Station, Mississaga, Canada, 1977
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.
- Sunoco Gas Station, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1977 - 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.
- 1982
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Sunoco Gas Station, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1977
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.
- Denim Jacket, circa 1968 - Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, raced their custom-built motorcycle "Revolution" at nearby Milan Dragway in the late 1960s. They exhibited their Honda-powered racer in car and motorcycle shows, too. Egen decorated this denim jacket with patches and buttons from racing sponsors and events, along with other favorite organizations and causes.
- circa 1968
- Collections - Artifact
Denim Jacket, circa 1968
Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, raced their custom-built motorcycle "Revolution" at nearby Milan Dragway in the late 1960s. They exhibited their Honda-powered racer in car and motorcycle shows, too. Egen decorated this denim jacket with patches and buttons from racing sponsors and events, along with other favorite organizations and causes.
- Advertising Card for Sunoco Oil and U.S. Defense Bonds, 1942 - American automakers turned their employees and facilities to the production of war materiel during World War II. Drivers had to make their current cars last -- there were no new replacements to buy. Sunoco Oil, with a little help from Mickey Mouse, encouraged drivers to protect their automobiles by using its motor oils.
- 1942
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Advertising Card for Sunoco Oil and U.S. Defense Bonds, 1942
American automakers turned their employees and facilities to the production of war materiel during World War II. Drivers had to make their current cars last -- there were no new replacements to buy. Sunoco Oil, with a little help from Mickey Mouse, encouraged drivers to protect their automobiles by using its motor oils.