Man with Auto at Tydol Station Fueling Car, 1936

safety negative

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on July 22, 1936. Image of man fueling auto at Tydol Station. Visible in image: man in straw hat and three piece suit stands beside his convertible "P-30.8 71" license plate with "VEEDOL" logo on front of car as a gas station attendant fuels car under hood that opens sideways from "TYDOL" gas pump with ad: "Triple-action / TYDOL / DRIVES / OILS / CLEANS" and sign beside pump: "USED IN / HINDENBURG .... / GRAF ZEPPELIN / VEEDOL / MOTOR OIL / Now / A 10 DAY TRIAL OFFER". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Typed on original negative sleeve: “51281 7/22/36 / 2396-10 / Sutton News Service-424 Mad Ave, City / Photo of man with auto at / Tydol station“.

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection