File:Standard Oil plant, 1916 (MOHAI 5162).jpg

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English: Standard Oil plant, 1916   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Standard Oil plant, 1916
Description
English: By 1920, Seattle had over 44,000 licensed drivers. The Standard Oil Company of California had opened the nation's first gas station in Seattle in 1907, and opened a distribution plant on Harbor Island in 1916.

This 1916 photo shows the Standard Oil distribution plant and its industrial neighbors on Harbor Island. Beacon Hill and the Sears Roebuck building are on the mainland (left background).

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Petroleum industry; Industrial facilities; Storage tanks; Reclamation of land; Standard Oil Company of California
This is looking just east of south.
Depicted place
English: Harbor Island (Seattle, Wash." Seattle (Wash.)
Date 1916
date QS:P571,+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
English: 1 negative : glass, b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
5162
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
Credit Line
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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