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April 1939. San Augustine, Texas. "Oil and gasoline service station at night." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Indicate that it's a 1935 model. That was the last year that Ford used wire wheels. The 1936 Fords used the steel wheels with the very large bolt pattern, which were used up to, and including, 1939. Nevertheless, it's a beautiful car.
Airing up the spare on a Tudor Touring Sedan.
Sinclair's advertising writers first had the idea to use dinosaurs in Sinclair marketing back in 1930. They were promoting lubricants refined from crude oil believed to have formed when dinosaurs roamed the earth. -- Sinclairoil.com
It's a long walk from Pennsylvania. I guess Dino hadn't gotten this far south yet.
Although, I don’t see the green dinosaur, I loved these filling stations because of them as a kid! The same for Mobil’s flying horse. Sadly, dad was an Esso man.
What do I see all along the utility line above? Perhaps some gizmos to keep squirrels off?
[Those are cable hangers. - Dave]
Makes the Sinclair station look like an addition to a Lionel train setup.
202 E. Columbia Street.
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