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Filling Station: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 09/11/2010 - 1:57pm.
Bellows Falls, Vermont, circa 1907. "The Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
The hydrant
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 09/11/2010 - 10:47pm.
Note the vintage fire hydrant, and the carbon arc lamps over the street.
Hasn't changed all that much
Submitted by pwilliam56 on Sat, 09/11/2010 - 9:10pm.
...and how mine works.
Submitted by RDown3657 on Sat, 09/11/2010 - 7:37pm.
I'm always counting flagpoles in the photos. If I ever return to 1900, I plan on being a flagpole salesman.
Early Esso
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 09/11/2010 - 6:32pm.
Nothing like a centrally located refueling station.
For More Than Horses
Submitted by Rip Tragle on Sat, 09/11/2010 - 6:18pm.
I'm waiting for the next Stanley Steam Car to stop by for a fill-up.
That was an event in those days!
I.O.O.F.
Submitted by Fellow Okie on Sat, 09/11/2010 - 4:43pm.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) building is on the left.
When I was a young boy, my friends and I had several discussions about what type of person was a member of "that" club.
Windows on the Past
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 09/11/2010 - 3:10pm.
As a young lad in Scranton in the early 1950s, my first job was helping my Uncle Hank put up awnings. It was tough work of lifting and climbing. I tend to notice first in Shorpy's pictures the awnings. These seem to have stripes and probably colorful ones. No particular statement here, just showing how my mind works!
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