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[A Shell gas station]

Description: Photograph of a Shell gas station that is bustling with customers waiting inside their automobiles. Two billboards can be seen next to the gas station. One billboard reads "Quick as a wink the yellow pages tell where to buy" and the other reads "It's here pre-war plus Shell gasoline." Some individuals can be seen pumping their gasoline at the gas station.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Jefferson Shell Company]

Description: Photograph of Jefferson Shell Company. The photographer is positioned on a line of train tracks that run parallel to an industrial yard surrounded by chain-link fence. There is a dump truck parked next to several large piles of gravel behind the fence.
Date: July 2, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
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Partner: Lamar University

[Petroleum Building, Midland, 1959]

Description: Photograph of the Petroleum Building in Midland, which has a Gothic-like facade with short spires and textured elements along the top edge of the building. Between each window are small ornamental relief pieces, and along the ground floor, the windows and entryways are widely arched with subtle and decorative tracery elements surrounding each arch. The similarly-styled Yucca Theater, to the north of the Petroleum Building, is far shorter but also has Gothic-like decoration along its front facad… more
Date: 1959
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998405 -102.076944
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Petroleum Building, Shell Sign Under Construction]

Description: Photograph of the Petroleum Building in Midland, which has a Gothic-like facade with short spires and textured elements along the top edge of the building. Between each window are small ornamental relief pieces, and along the ground floor, the windows and entryways are widely arched with subtle and decorative tracery elements surrounding each arch. Atop the building, scaffolding for a sign for Shell Oil is under construction. Numerous cars are parked along the streets and in the parking lot in… more
Date: 195X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998274 -102.076824
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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