Copyright: 91.1H.4 Agency, MO, Lollar Conoco Station, c. 1920
Name/Title
Agency Missouri, Lollar Conoco Station, Photo, c. 1930
Entry/Object ID
P1991.1H.4
Description
Agency Missouri, Lollar Conoco Station, Photo, early 1930s. b/w. Photo of gas station situated near the entrance to Platte River Bridge, in background. Man in station uniform standing by roadster parked along side 3 gas pumps. Small square gas station building behind. Round sign in front "Conoco Gasoline."
Handwritten on back:
"Ralph Lollar Conoco Station, Agency, Mo." undated.
See Research Notes for additional information.
Original digital scan on History CD 01.
Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Conoco Gas Station
Collection
St. Joseph Businesses
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Studio
Unknown
Date made
1930
Place
City
Agency
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Agency, Missouri, Agency Ford, Lollar Conoco Station
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Apr 16, 2020
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ralph Lollar
Research Notes
Research Type
Researcher
Person
Andrew Wagner
Date
Aug 19, 2021
Notes
This station began life as a Marland Oils station, and the architecture is pretty clearly Marland. Marland built these tiny little stations, some were even triangular (to mirror the triangle logo of Marland). In the 1920’s Ralph Lollar operated the station when it was Marland, and in July 1929 Marland merged with Conoco. Lollar may very well have stayed with Conoco after the merger, at this same station. This photo shows “Conoco” on the lollipop curb sign, and there are Conoco triangles all over the place (on the gas pump globes, on the curb sign for motor oil, etc.) The “germ processed motor oil” (on the triangular sign) was introduced by Conoco in November 1929. Based on the coloring and decals on the gas pumps - plus the previous background - this photo is between the very end of 1929 and 1933. I would think “early 1930’s” might be reasonable.
