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“Glacier” Gas Service Station
The above photo shows an old clipboard and letterhead from the ”Glacier” Service Station on U.S. Route 22 near Cambridge, Ohio. The Glacier Service Station sold Texaco gasoline in the 1930s thru the early 1940s. As competition was tough on this section … Continue reading
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Pennzoil service station – Derwent, Ohio
Look closely and you will see that this photo of a Pennzoil service station from the early 1930s is the same building as this photo when it was shown as a Standard Oil station. There have been some decorative changes … Continue reading
Ford Dealer & Sohio Service Station – Ohio circa 1936
We’re not sure the year of the Fords in the photo but it appears to be about 1935-1936. The place is the Sohio Service Station in Cumberland, Ohio. Cumberland was and still is a small, quiet village in Southeastern Ohio. To … Continue reading
A Standard Oil filling station in 1924
The Standard Oil filling station on Rte 22 in Derwent, Ohio in 1924. Derwent is south of Byesville, Ohio and was on the way to Caldwell and Marietta. The building was a crude affair with the basic amenities for both … Continue reading
Chesters garage, a Pure Oil Company station about 1920
Chesters Garage a Pure Oil Company station. As with most of our service station photos this one was taken in Cambridge, Ohio. We feel that this area was representative of the early motoring and gasoline marketing in Ohio as it … Continue reading
Bowser Chief Sentry pump
I had ridden one of my motorcycles past this pump for five years before I realized what it was. It was located on a very beautiful back road in Southeastern Ohio where it had been used since 1927. The first … Continue reading