Shell Gas Station | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Shell Gas Station

Shell Gas Station | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View across State Street towards the Shell Gas and Service Station. The four service doors are open, showing men working on cars. A sign above the gas pumps reads: "No Gas, Open for Repairs." Signs on the windows of the office on the right read: "'No' Gas;" "Radial's Belted's Conventional's;" and "'Low' Tire Prices."
DESCRIPTION
View across State Street towards the Shell Gas and Service Station. The four service doors are open, showing men working on cars. A sign above the gas pumps reads: "No Gas, Open for Repairs." Signs on the windows of the office on the right read: "'No' Gas;" "Radial's Belted's Conventional's;" and "'Low' Tire Prices."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:136883
Creation Date:circa 1973
Creator Name:Garner, Bruce
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Bruce Garner photographs of State Street area, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1973
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:M2017-072.10.6.5
Original Dimensions:35 mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
341 State Street. 1/2018 It has been demolished and replaced with a commercial building containing several businesses, including the Community Pharmacy and Casa de Lara restaurant.
SUBJECTS
Men
Outdoor photography
Signs and signboards
Automobile repair shops
Automobiles
Service stations
Commercial buildings
Work clothes
Central business districts
Sidewalks

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