| 1950s Gas Stations | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1 |
| Catalog #: | 311145 | |
| Clip Number: | 311145-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 177-23 | |
| Timecode: | 01:33:54 - 01:34:17 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Gasoline / Petrol LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA TRANSPORTATION: Gas Station | |
| Description: | Master 1 - Tape 1 Boron gasoline man. Attendant with cap on at Supreme pump, nozzle in hand, ready to pump gas. CU of Boron man without cap, incredibly well-framed (used by Mike Leonard on the Today Show). The man smiles. Bright blue sky in background. At 01:34:00, attendant pumping gas into mid-50s Oldsmobile. He resets pump and inserts gas nozzle into car (shot from back.) Attendant facing camera. Gas Guzzler, 1950s. Los Angeles, California freeway traffic in the late 1950s. A fantastic archival shot, very clean. A "reversible" lane has been set up, so that four lanes of traffic are driving toward us, and two away from us. Cars of many colors. Shot from a low bridge, perhaps, looking down slightly. Closeup of speedometer on 1950s car dashboard. Car is going about 60 miles per hour. Steering wheel moves a bit. 22,000 miles on odometer. | |
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