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Upside Down Smile Sign

Date: 1959
Description: Filling station sign reading: "smile," purposely put upside down. A young woman is bending over to read it.
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East Side Motor Company

Date: 11 22 1934
Description: Two men are standing in the doorway of the East Side Motor Company garage, 2305 Atwood Avenue, featuring Willard storage batteries, Pennzoil, and Eveready ...
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George H. Cross Company Truck

Date: 11 20 1925
Description: An International truck used by the George H. Cross Company is parked in front of a filling station. In the background is a man standing near railroad track...
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Grand Opening Gas Sale Advertisement

Date: 2008
Description: Advertisement for the Parman Brothers Super Service Station grand opening featuring their dad and the station he built.
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Clarksdale IH Dealership

Date: 1942
Description: Mechanics work on tractors and a truck in the service shop of an International Harvester dealership. Advertising banners hang from the ceiling and in the b...
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Filling Station at Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

Date: 1929
Description: Filling station with attendant standing outside near two pumps. There is a stand with signs advertising Old Gold cigarettes, 5 cent vegetable sandwiches, P...
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Gas Station

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Description: View across road of the exterior of a Red Crown Gasoline station and repair shop. A worker poses while holding a push lawn mower. There is a tire display a...
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down road towards three workers standing on the porch of an auto repair shop. The shop offers Red Crown Gasoline, Peerless Motor Oil, and Firestone ti...
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Olson's Broadway Cities Service Station

Date: 11 18 1954
Description: Advertising portrait of Ole Olson. He is wearing a uniform and bow tie with emblem patches on his jacket and cap. He is holding a gas hose nozzle and is st...
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Part of Business Section

Date: 1922
Description: Children on the porch of a general store and filling station. The business advertises Polarine motor oil, Goodrich tires, Camel cigarettes, and Red Crown g...
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Shafer Pharmacy

Date: 1982
Description: View of Williamson Street from inside Shafer Pharmacy. The owner, Hugh Hessman, is standing by a large arched window looking out onto the street. He wears ...

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