Century of Progress Gulf Refining Company Display

Photograph

Elmhurst History Museum

Name/Title

Century of Progress Gulf Refining Company Display

Entry/Object ID

M79.11.80

Description

Gulf Refining Company display at the Century of Progress 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair. This is an interior shot with lots of mechanisms, pipes, dials and shiny cylinders. Four gasoline station pumps with "Gulf" in a circle on top are around a big container with a see-through panel for reading oil level. Various oil using motors are shown on low platforms. On an oil cylinder "GULF 100 MILE AN HOUR MOTOR OIL" and on another cylinder "GULF PRODUCTS HAVE MADE WORLD RECORDS IN AIR ON LAND AND SEA." This is a glossy print mounted on ecru paperboard mat.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White Print

Made/Created

Studio

Hedrich-Blessing

Date made

1933

Time Period

1930s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Handwritten on back: 75 Langdon Longwell Collection. Century of Progress 1933-1934. Gulf Refining Company Display