2H Iconography of the American Gas Station
Author : Jana Kasikova
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 13,87 MB
Release : 2005
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Author : Jana Kasikova
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 13,87 MB
Release : 2005
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Author : John A. Jakle
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 15,23 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780801869198
"The first architect-designed gas station - a Pittsburgh Gulf station in 1913 - was also the first to offer free road maps; the familiar Shell name and logo date from 1907, when a British mother-of-pearl importer expanded its line to include the newly discovered oil of the Dutch East Indies; the first enclosed gas stations were built only after the first enclosed cars made motoring a year-round activity - and operating a service station was no longer a "seasonal" job; the system of "octane" rating was introduced by Sun Oil as a marketing gimmick (74 for premium in 1931)." "As the number of "true" gas stations continues its steady decline - from 239,000 in 1969 to fewer than 100,000 today - the words and images of this book bear witness to an economic and cultural phenomenon that was perhaps more uniquely American than any other of this century."--Jacket.
Author : Michael Karl Witzel
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 16,79 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Service stations
ISBN :
The American Gas Station is a nostalgic history of the service station and the American car culture it helped create. An exceptional chronicle of the birth of roadside architecture, the development of gasoline pumps, corporate trademarks, and gas station memorabilia.
Author : Tim Russell
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 30,11 MB
Release :
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781610603867
In this car culture of ours, what could be more American than the gas station, from the roadside pit stop in the middle of nowhere to the spit-and-polish, full service city shop? This brightly illustrated history of service stations runs the gamut from East to West, North to South, spotlighting the culture and lore of the gas-pumping garage that has kept the United States moving for a century. Whether it's the last-chance Texaco or the Sinclair dinosaur winking in the distance, the beckoning Shell, or the winged Mobil horse, it's here in all its small-town glory of compact architecture, inspired promotions, art deco pumps, and endless views of the American horizon. Author Tim Russell, one of the world's foremost collectors and historians of Petroliana, rolls out the ribbon of highway that takes us to all of those way stations of Americas motoring past.
Author : John Margolies
Publisher : Bulfinch Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 44,60 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780821222843
Presents historic and architecturally significant gas stations and discusses their history, architecture, trademarks, services, opening ceremonies, and advertising slogans
Author : Scott Anderson
Publisher :
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780870694462
Revisit a bygone era with this charming book of gas station collectibles. It's all here: advertising memorabilia, signs, glass globes, gas pumps, promotions, and more. Take a tour through yesteryear's gas stations and learn what the items are worth today. Prices included.
Author : Tim Russell
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 26,6 MB
Release : 2007-11-15
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780760328712
In this car culture of ours, what could be more American than the gas station, from the roadside pit stop in the middle of nowhere to the spit-and-polish, full service city shop? This brightly illustrated history of service stations runs the gamut from East to West, North to South, spotlighting the culture and lore of the gas-pumping garage that has kept the United States moving for a century. Whether it's the last-chance Texaco or the Sinclair dinosaur winking in the distance, the beckoning Shell, or the winged Mobil horse, it's here in all its small-town glory of compact architecture, inspired promotions, art deco pumps, and endless views of the American horizon. Author Tim Russell, one of the world's foremost collectors and historians of Petroliana, rolls out the ribbon of highway that takes us to all of those way stations of Americas motoring past.
Author : Daniel I. Vieyra
Publisher : Macmillan Publishing Company
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 34,32 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780026220002
A nostalgic photo-essay on America's car-oriented culture traces the development of the gas station from the horse-drawn tank to today's streamlined stations
Author : Leslie Ellen Marsh
Publisher :
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 37,6 MB
Release : 2002
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Author : Visual Studies Workshop
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 39,75 MB
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Robbery
ISBN : 9780692217719
Another Twenty-Six Gas Stations is the debut artist book by photographic author Gregory Eddi Jones. It's comprised of screen grabs of gas station surveillance footage found on YouTube.