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Hilltop Service Station – Cambridge, Ohio 1938
The “Hilltop Service Station” in 1938. On the left is Loyd Wilson and on the right is Jim Jackson. Loyd owned and operated the “Hilltop” and Jim worked for Loyd until he left for the Pennsylvania Railroad about 1941. The … Continue reading
“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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Tagged cambridge, glacier service station, ohio, Rt. 22, Texaco
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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
Double Covered Bridge – Cambridge, Ohio circa 1900
This photograph shows the double covered bridge located in Cambridge, Ohio at the turn of the century. Unusual is the fact that it had two portals, an almost unheard of and extravagant feature in bridge construction at the time. In 1798 … Continue reading
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Tagged cambridge, covered bridge, national road, ohio, zanes trace
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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
Quick, take the picture!
Not a very good picture you say? Out of focus and blurred? Shouldn’t be on a Web site? Place yourself at trackside on the C&M branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the late 1920s. You’re waiting with your Kodak box … 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
The bakery wagon’s horse gets filled up!
The photo shows the Cambridge Bakery Company horse and wagon at the Peoples Oil Co. service station, located at the foot of the Viaduct bridge on Dewey Ave in Cambridge, Ohio. The Cambridge Bakery Co. made and sold “Sunburst” bread … Continue reading