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A man paints a sign at Lions Head service station on Parramatta Road in Ashfield, Sydney. Many Sydney stations ran out of gas due to a tanker drivers' strike.
A man using a gas pump in LA on June 19, 1927.
A gas station with several options in Halensee, Germany, circa 1930.
A female gas station attendant fills up a car in 1931.
A man pretends to drink from a gas pump, circa 1927.
Gas was rationed during World War II in the US. This scene at a Long Island City, New York service station was captured at the end of rationing in the country.
An Agip gas station in Venice, Italy, circa 1920-30.
Trailers at a gas station in New Jersey, circa early to mid 20th century.
A man fills up his car in a gas station in Washington, D.C., circa 1920.
Three men and two horses in front of a store and gas station, circa the 1930s and in the US.
A Broad & Pine gas station in Philadelphia.
A gas station at Tremont Avenue and Dock Street in the Bronx, New York.
A man fills up while a young boy in a toy car waits and watches him.
Two women clean up at a gas station in London.
An attendant waits for clients at a gas station in Paris.
A child on a car, as the adult fills up the tank in a gas station in New Mexico.
Attendants service a car at an Esso gas station in Cape Vincent, New York. circa the 1940s.
A gas attendant fills up a car at a Mobilgas station.
A gas station and restaurant in Mexico City, circa the 1940s.
Two female attendants at a gas station in Brooklyn, New York.
A large neon sign is seen at a gas station in Germany, this in 1938.
A gas attendant fills up a car at a gas station in Madrid, this in 1965.
A man stands next to a gas pump in Dayton, Ohio, in 1931.
A man fills up a lighter at a gas station in Berlin, circa 1930.
A man fills up a car with gas at a Union Oil station in Southern California, in 1932.
Cars have been around for a while now, and so have the places where you can buy fuel for them. Service stations might be something we take for granted, but they have been a part of our history since the early 20th century, and chances are you'll visit more than a handful of them throughout your lifetime. In this gallery, we look back at some iconic pictures of gas stations.
Ready for some black and white nostalgia? Click through and celebrate the history of the filling station.
Pump it up: vintage photos of gas stations
From the USA to Europe
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Cars have been around for a while now, and so have the places where you can buy fuel for them. Service stations might be something we take for granted, but they have been a part of our history since the early 20th century, and chances are you'll visit more than a handful of them throughout your lifetime. In this gallery, we look back at some iconic pictures of gas stations.
Ready for some black and white nostalgia? Click through and celebrate the history of the filling station.