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1950's Full-Service Gas Station
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keywords: 1950's America, Full-Service Gas Station, Gas Station Attendants, Pumping Gas, Vending Machines, Car Wash
Synopsis: Unedited footage of a full-service gas station in 1950's America with scenes of sign listing regular gas at 23 cents a gallon, car entering service station where attendants immediately begin washing front windshield, pumping gas with sale amount numbers spinning, engine and tire check by gas station attendant, customers using variety of vending machines, vehicle in car wash, car leaving gas station for highway and more...(read more)
- Date: 1950's
- Duration: 00:02:31
- Sound: No
- Color: Color
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States






























1950's Full-Service Gas Station
Driver's point of view (pov) of highway. Automobile drives into full service gasoline station. Sign reads “Regular 23.9 cents, all taxes included. Driver's point of view (pov) as car stops at gasoline pump service station attendants began cleaning windshield. Automobile tank filled, quart of engine oil is added, and radiator fluid is topped off. Shows steam coming from engine compartment from overheated engine. Old fashion water bucket with spout. Service station attendant vacuums interior of car. Face of gasoline display indicating sales amount. Air hose used to inflate automobile tire. Automobile lifted by hydraulic hoist.
Scene of candy vending machine. Scene of coffee vending machine. Automobile moving through car wash. Front view of 1957 Oldsmobile vehicle exiting car wash. Image of a highway road map. Front view of a Ford Edsel automobile. 1957 Chrysler automobile entering traffic. Driver's point of view (pov) of two lane highway and four lane highway.
Shot List:
Driver's point of view (pov) of highway
00:04:38:13
Automobile drives into full service gasoline station. Sign reads “Regular 23.9 cents, all taxes included
00:04:45:05
Driver's point of view (pov) as car stops at gasoline pumps, service station attendants began cleaning windshield
00:05:05:11
Quart of engine oil is added to automobile engine
00:05:11:10
Steam comes from automobile engine compartment, engine overheated
00:05:27:08
Checking automobile tire pressure
00:05:34:23
Automobile lifted by hydraulic hoist at service station
00:05:51:15
Candy vending machine
00:05:53:13
Coffee vending machine
00:06:00:08
Car going through car wash
00:06:13:03
Front view of 1957 Oldsmobile vehicle exiting car wash
00:06:32:18
Image of a highway road map
00:06:35:04
Front view of a Ford Edsel automobile
00:06:39:14
1957 Chrysler automobile entering fast moving traffic
00:06:43:23
Driver's point of view (pov) of two lane highway
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