A law was passed in Oklahoma City requiring every filling station to display a chemical analysis of the gasoline sold. The law stayed in effect for only a few months. Oklahoma City, Okla.
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | A law was passed in Oklahoma City requiring every filling station to display a chemical analysis of the gasoline sold. The law stayed in effect for only a few months. Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Date | February 1940 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 9/16 × 9 9/16 in. (16.6 × 24.3 cm) Sheet: 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.5 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.11 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a raised sign with text that reads, "SALYER OIL CO | U.S. MOTOR TAX INCLUDED GUM .003 SULPHER .023 NOT LEADED OCTANE 50 10.9. REGULAR TAX INCLUDED GUM .003 SULPHER .023 LEADED OCTANE 73+ 11.9. ETHYL TAX INCLUDED GUM .003 SULPHUR .023 LEADED OCTANE 90+ 13.9.” The top of a building is visible in the lower background of the image.
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