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Abandoned Gasoline Station
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Exterior view of an abandoned "Bonus" gasoline station. This station was formerly a Wadham's Oil and Grease Company station. The Wadham's chain, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featured distinctive, pagoda-style architecture.
August 18, 1963
Vanderbilt, Paul
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WHi 66890
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