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July 1939. "Gas station. Washington, D.C." Right this way to Ladies and Free Air. Medium format negative by David Moffat Myers. View full size.
In 1926, Sinclair leapt ahead of most of its competitors with H-C, the industry's original high-octane premium gasoline for motorcars. The 72-octane auto fuel, developed at its Houston refinery, was better than anything then marketed (Lindbergh's flight to Paris the following year was on 73-octane gasoline). H-C stood for "Houston Concentrate," though some advertising men called it "High Compression."
-and at this one you could fill your tires AND top off your radiator (assuming those larger, spigoted hoses are for coolant). This must have been a big station to feature four of these units AND a luxurious ladies lounge with curtained fenestration.
I believe those are ECO 44 Tireflators. Here's a reproduction one and someone's vintage collection.
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