Miss Jean O'Neil, a fair New York motorist, is momentarily arrested by a sign displayed by a gas station in New York. New York service stations claim that nearly 30 cents of every dollar taken in for gasoline must be handed over to the tax...
Springfield MA- Note rolltop desks, woman secretary and gas lamps converted to electricity. The firm published its first Merriam-Webster dictionary in 1847. This year it celebrates its 150th anniversary.
Collection guide; Electric utilities and appliances; Insurance and financial industry
Collection guide for the records of the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP&L). Records document the history of the gas and electric utility industry in eastern Pennsylvania in the years between 1853 and 1955. The collection includes both the...
Text on card: 'How well it is the sun and moon Are placed so very high, That no presuming man may reach To pluck them from the sky. If 'twere not so I do believe That some reforming ass Would soon attempt to pluck them down And light the world...
Text from back of image: "The machine in which flight-Lieut. Ulm and three companions were to take off from Portmarnock Strand, Ireland, on a flight across the Atlantic, collapsed while being refuelled. After the refuelling operations, an effort...
A fine spray of sun tan oil, dispensed evenly, cleanly and quickly from an aerosol container, helps Mother Nature give you a nice deep tan without all the danger of sunburn, Its just one of many personal products available in the convenient easy to...
Caption: "Before a miner is allowed to enter his working place, the Fire Boss thoroughly inspects it and makes tests for gas of any other dangerous conditions. The Fire Boss in the picture is shown using the Safety Lamp which immediately reveals...
A new understanding of how metals wear under friction and how to reduce this problem, may come from fundamental research being carried out at DuPont's Experimental Station, one of the largest centers of research in the world. It spreads over 95...
Kansas City MO-Under the heading of "The Motor Car's Watering Trough" the Kansas City Star's automobile editor describes the pioneer filling station in 1910: The little wooden shed that is the office is also the end of a small pipe line. From there...
Kansas City MO-Under the heading of The Motor Car's Watering Trough the Kansas City Star's automobile editor describes the pioneer filling station in 1910: The little wooden shed that is the office is also the end of a small pipe line. From there...
on front of card: "Typical Group of Cottages at Tampa Auto Haven." on back of card: "Tampa Auto Haven. On U.S. 41, 2 1/2/ mi. n. of City Limits, Tampa, Fla. A Night of Luxury. A United Motor Court - An AAA Motor Court. New Brick Cabins...
