Camden Esso Station

Name/Title

Camden Esso Station

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2009.13.2

Description

Photograph of the Camden Esso Station built on the site of the Superior Oil outlet on Union Street which was torn down in the 1940s. The Esso station is now known as the Camden Exxon.

Collection

Walsh History Center

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2009.13

Source or Donor

Audrey and Roger Moody

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1940 - 1960

Notes

Medium: Photographic Paper

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Automobile equipment & supplies stores, Automobile service stations, Gasoline pumps

Search Terms

Camden, Maine, Union Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

31896000952964

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Location

Container

"Items of Interest" Binder

Wall

Glass case

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Feb 20, 2009

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Notes

Some curling and brown color shift.

Provenance

Notes

Basil Simpson was father of Audrey (Simpson) Moody. He was the manager of Superior Oil in Rockland which became Webber Oil.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2009-02-20

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 20, 2009

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 27, 2025