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Gas Stations.
A place to refuel could also be a place to look. Margolies photographed gasoline retailers that borrowed the outlines of teapots, shells and pagodas, alongside more restrained stations. Compare the recognizable silhouette with the working forecourt: pumps, canopies, windows and the space left for a car. The Teapot Dome story follows one especially pointed example, where the commodity being sold became part of a political joke built into the architecture.
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Gile & Son Mobil Gasoline sign, Main Street, Delhi, New York
Bradley's Mobil hand-painted gasoline sign, Main Street, Franklin, New York
Shell Gasoline sign, straight-on view, Delaware Street, Walton, New York
Shell Gasoline sign, angle view, Delaware Street, Walton, New York
Texaco Gasoline sign, Route 10, Deposit, New York
Conoco gasoline sign, Route 70, Blackfish Lake, Arkansas
DX Gasoline sign, Route 70, Little Rock, Arkansas
Gulf Gasoline sign, decayed, Main Street, Walsenburg, Colorado
Zephyr gasoline sign, Route 40, West Terre Haute, Indiana
Texaco Gasoline sign, Route 1, Wiscasset, Maine
Esso Gasoline sign, Route 1, Cary Plantation, Maine
Sunoco Gasoline sign, Route 172, Blue Hill, Maine
Sinclair gasoline sign, Route 61, La Place, Louisiana
Dixie Gasoline sign, Louisville, Mississippi
Pilot Gasoline sign, 5th & Broad Streets, Saint Pauls, North Carolina
Pure gasoline sign, Route 73, Townsend, Tennessee
Derby gasoline sign, Route 45E, Milan, Tennessee
Gasoline sign, Route 80, Sweetwater, Texas
Gas pump, Alhambra Boulevard, Sacramento, California
Visible gas pump (restoration with Sinclair globe), Santa Margarita, California
Visible gas pump (restoration with Sinclair globe), close up view, Santa Margarita, California
Clockface gasoline pump, Route 40, Indian Springs, Maryland
Clockface gasoline pump, close up view, Route 40, Indian Springs, Maryland
