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Texaco Racing Boat
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Texaco racing boats on display at a service station, at 632 University Avenue. Next door on the right is the Wheeler Conservatory of Music at 626 University Avenue.
September 28, 1929
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Texaco Service Station
August 7, 1929
A Texaco service station located on the corner of University Avenue and Lake Street. The station replaced a home laundry service pictured in a 1927 McVicar photograph of the same corner. Also inclu...
Texaco Service Station
August 3, 1929
Texaco Super Service Station on Middleton Road in the 2900 block of University Avenue.
Texaco Service Station
September 30, 1932
Texaco service station at 2500 Monroe Street at the corner of Commonwealth.
K-D Texaco Service Station
August 1, 1929
K-D Texaco Super Service Station, 521 E. Washington Avenue at S. Blair Street. The business was owned by Carl A. Kessenich and Ernest J. Dupuis.
Texaco Service Station
August 6, 1929
View of Texaco service station, 1337 Regent Street at Randall Avenue, with the towers of St. James Catholic Church in the background behind buildings.
Texaco Service Station
August 3, 1929
Texaco service station, located at 448 South Park Street at the corner of Drake Street. Text on back of print reads: "Capitol Oil Co. - 448 S. Park St.? Baratz Groc on right? 434 Park Street."
