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My Grandfather worked for Amoco for a while helping set up new stations or modifying existing stations. These are pictures he had.
The first set come from Washington D.C.
I don't know much at all about petroliana, but I thought members here would enjoy the pictures.
I'm guessing these are from the early 1920s, does that sound about right?

you are right on ! ! ! .. ...

Thanks advertologist. Here's a few more.

Thanks for posting the pictures!

Great photos! Thank you.

some elaborate stations in the 20's .. ...

Thank you for sharing your photos, I enjoyed looking at them.

Those are great photos, thanks for sharing.

I especially like the 4th picture. I love how they incorporated a globe lens into their sign(s).

-Steve

Here's a few more from Atlantic City NJ.

One from Pleasantville NJ.

Awesome!

Thank You!

I said I don't know much about old gas stations, and I'm surprised how many pumps some of those stations have.
I would have guessed a station may have 2 or 3 pumps.
In the 3rd picture of the Key Bridge Garage, all 3 pumps you can see are different.
Are they pumping different grades of gas? The fist pump is thin, while the next two are much beefier.
I was born in Washington D.C. Key Bridge is just below Georgetown University and crosses the Potomac into Rosslyn Va.

Thanks for posting the photos. We love to see the old gas stations with all the details of how they really were back then. A couple of those buildings were architecturally impressive.

Thanks for taking your time to share these nifty family photos with us, Jeff. Very nice of you. John