Gulf Service Station in Boone #5
Title
Gulf Service Station in Boone #5
Subject
Gulf Gas Station, Hardin Street, King Street
Description
The image is of the Gulf Service Station in Boone. The image is taken across E. King Street from the building, facing the side of the station. There is an awning jutting out of the roof of the station across to the set of gasoline pumps that are closest to the station. There is another set of two pumps facing Hardin Street. The sign on the awning, facing E. King Street, reads: GULF. Directly behind the station is a two story white building. There are tall trees and mountains in the background. In the right middle of the image is a tall, round sign that reads: GULF. There is house across Hardin Street from the station. One block down Hardin Street, on the right side of the road, is an Esso Service Station. There are cars and trucks parked between the house and the Esso Station. The image was found in a plastic sleeve of negatives that reads: Gulf S Station.
Creator
Palmer Blair
Date
1956
Contributor
Sarah Lynn Spencer
Format
Black and White Negative
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Pal-Bla-05-206
Spatial Coverage
Boone, NC
Scanning Technician
Terry White
DPI
1200
Bit Depth
24
Collection Name
Palmer Blair Collection
Scanning Software
Epson Scan
Collection
Citation
Palmer Blair, “Gulf Service Station in Boone #5,” Digital Watauga, accessed May 20, 2022, http://digitalwatauga.org/items/show/23967.
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