These amazing photos were found by Steve Hagy that show what service stations of the US looked like in the 1920s and 1930s.
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| Jeff's Texaco, Newburgh, New York Area, August 22, 1924 |
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| Western Oil Station at Pentwater, Michigan, 1926 |
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| Reeder's Sinclair, Lake City, Michigan, June 29, 1927 |
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| Hazel Filling Station, West Virginia, May 12, 1929 |
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| Rest "A" While Camps, Clinton, Maine, August 28, 1929 |
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| Super X Gas Station at 910 Broadway, Newark, New Jersey, September 4, 1929 |
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| Shady Lawn Cottages - Texaco at Oakland, Iowa, circa late 1920s |
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| Business District with Deep Rock Gasoline, Maple Lake, Minnesota, circa 1930s |
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| Crystal Brook Farm, Derby Line, Vermont, circa 1930s |
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| Gridley's cabins, restaurant, and gasoline, Otter Lake, NY, circa 1930s |
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| Howard Brothers Store & Socony Gas, Piermont, New Hampshire, June 21, 1930 |
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| Log Cabin Inn, Cold Brook, NY, circa 1930s |
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| Tashers Indian Village & Texaco, South Bend, Indiana, circa 1930s |
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| Butler's Esso, Prescottville, Pennsylvania, June 1, 1933 |
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| Esso Station Route 11, Nicholson, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1933 |
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| Gochnour's Lunch Room & Cottage, along old U.S. 220 between Bedford and Claysburg, Osterburg, PA, August 14, 1933 |
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| Temple Cabins & Gulf Gasoline, West Wilton, New Hampshire, June 21, 1933 |
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| Conoco Stations at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, July 19, 1935 |
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| Heinz Grocery Meats, St Petersburg, Florida, February 15, 1935 |
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| Lincoln Lodge on U.S. 30, Ligonier, PA, August 5, 1935 |
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| Lone Spruce Lodge & Gulf Gasoline, Pittsfield, New Hampshire, August 19, 1935 |
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| Silver Spring Tavern at Bartlett, New Hampshire, July 3, 1937 |
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| Blue's Gas Station, along U.S. 201 not far from the Canadian border, Jackman, Maine, February 9, 1938 |
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| Dennie's Corner, Shafer Lake, Indiana, August 2, 1938 |
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| Harvey's Service Station, Route 219 near Oakland, Maryland, July 11, 1938 |
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| Hi-Way Texaco Service, Texline, Texas, September 5, 1938 |
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| Scenic City Kabin Kamp, Iowa Falls, Iowa, June 3, 1939 |
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| Stone Tavern on U.S. 219 near Oakland, Maryland, August 9, 1939 |
