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Old Gas Station

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Item No: pdcal00010
Title: Old Gas Station
Media Type: Photographic Negatives
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

This is a ca. 1931 image, taken by amateur Philadelphia photographer Claude Alexander, showing two men standing in front of the storefront of Lee Conshohocken Tires, on a snow-plowed city street.  The signage advertises Defiance Spark Plugs, Atlantic Motor Oil and Atlantic White Flash gasoline (introduced in 1931), C & D Batteries, and Lee Tires (with the slogan:  "Smiles at Miles").  For another view of this business, see item #pdcal00014.


Creation Year: ca. 1931
Creator Name: Claude Alexander - Photographer