Pure Oil Company Collection
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Pure Oil Company Collection
Collection Items
Pure Oil, World Series Tickets Sweepstakes
An advertisement from the Pure Oil Co., detailing a sweepstakes whereby individuals who registered at Pure Oil stations could not only win Tiger baseball home game tickets, but they could also qualify for a drawing for World Series tickets. The 1966…
Pure Oil, Gasoline Gallonage up 85%
An advertisement from the Pure Oil Co., stating that their gasoline gallonage has increased by eighty-five percent in the past thirty-six months.
Pure Oil, Purematic Billing
An advertisement from the Pure Oil Co., touting the brain of their IBM 1401 computer. Purematic billing was designed to keep track of individual invoice purchases across the entire Pure Oil company.
Pure Oil, Miss Firebird Wave
Miss Firebird waves to the crowd at an unknown race location. Edwina (Winkie) Louise worked as Miss Firebird for Pure Oil Co. during the late 1960s.
Pure Oil, Miss Firebird Pose
Miss Firebird poses at the 1966 Pure Darlington Record Club. Edwina (Winkie) Louise worked as Miss Firebird for Pure Oil Co. during the late 1960s.
Racing Drivers
Buck Baker, along with two other racing drivers, pose outside their vehicles at an unknown race track. Baker was an American racing driver who won two Nascar championships and forty-six races between 1949 and 1976.
Pure Oil, Atlanta Gateway Truckstop
Two girls wearing old fashioned uniforms attend to a customer's truck at the grand opening of the Pure Oil Atlanta Gateway Truckstop.
Queen Elizabeth at the Chicago Trade Fair
Chicago's mayor Richard J. Daley points out an exhibit to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip of England at the Chicago Trade Fair.
Children Playing on the Beach
"Young ladies playing in the sand on [the] beach" at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Children Playing in the Street
Five children are pictured playing on the side of a street. On verso: "When driving near a playground or school yard, be on the alert for children. Impulsive by nature, children often chase into busy streets to retrieve a loose ball.; Driving near…
National Police Driving School
The police set up a roadblock demonstration for the press at the National Police Driving School in Carpentersville.
Pure Oil, Chas. W. Snider Towboat
The Chas. W. Snider towboat was manufactured by Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, for the Pure Oil Co. in January, 1941.
Pure Oil, Anker L. Christy Towboat
The Anker L. Christy towboat was manufactured by Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, for the Pure Oil S. S. Co. in July, 1941.
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- Pure Oil Company Collection