Petrol Collection (#4)

Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist (engraving)
7149646 Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist)

Dreadful vendetta in Oggebbio, Italy (colour litho)
2779482 Dreadful vendetta in Oggebbio, Italy (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dreadful vendetta in Oggebbio, Italy)

Brigade of arsonists at work, how they methodically set fire to towns, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal
486926 Brigade of arsonists at work, how they methodically set fire to towns, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 11th October 1914 (colour litho) by Damblans

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Petro-Chem Ship, English Channel Date: 22/03/2008

DDE-90025408
Oman, Marmul, oil well Date: 10/09/2005

DDE-90025407
Oman, Marmul, oil well Date: 10/09/2005

High way loading station
Theo Luycx

Crossroads store, Sprott, Alabama, 1935 or 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Crossroads store. Sprott, Alabama. [U.S post office, with signs advertising Arcadian nitrate of soda; Coca-Cola; Granger rough cut tobacco; Pan-Am motor oil and orange gasoline]

Country store on dirt road, Sunday afternoon, near Gordenton, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Country store on dirt road, Sunday afternoon. Note kerosene pump on right and gasoline pump on the left. The brother of the owner of the store stands in the doorway. Near Gordenton, North Carolina

Small independent gas stations litter the highway, near Kingsburg, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Kingsburg. Small independent gas stations litter the highway. California. [Signs: Higher Octane; Fire-Chief Gasoline; Ice Cream, Lunches

Illuminated sign, approaching San Joaquin Valley town, outskirts of Fresno, on U. S. 99, CA, 1939
Outskirts of Fresno. On U.S. 99. Illuminated sign, approaching San Joaquin Valley town. California. [ Fresno Home of Sunland Refining Corp. Sunland Gasoline - " Look for the Orange Pump" ]

Oil Tankers at a Tank Farm (colour litho)
7184073 Oil Tankers at a Tank Farm (colour litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oil Tankers at a Tank Farm)

Angels holding the Saint Bulb, low relief of the Chapel Saint Gregoire, Invalides (photograph)
7071626 Angels holding the Saint Bulb, low relief of the Chapel Saint Gregoire, Invalides (photograph) by Flamen, Anselme (1647-1717); Dome des Invalides, Paris, France; © Pascal Lemaitre

The Worlds Commodities, 11 Timber, Oil and Palms (colour litho)
7169521 The Worlds Commodities, 11 Timber, Oil and Palms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Worlds Commodities, 11 Timber, Oil and Palms)

Elisha multiplying the oil to relieve the debts of the prophets widow (engraving)
7172377 Elisha multiplying the oil to relieve the debts of the prophets widow (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Samuel anointing Saul King of Israel (engraving)
7172346 Samuel anointing Saul King of Israel (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel anointing Saul King of Israel (1 Samuel 10)

Cook, having resigned (colour litho)
7151064 Cook, having resigned (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

What I bought at the market (chromolitho)
7148672 What I bought at the market (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What I bought at the market)

"Black Diamonds"(colour litho)
7181664 " Black Diamonds" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Black Diamonds." Illustration for Bubbles edited by Dr Barnardo (1900)

Advertisement for Shell oil and petrol (colour litho)
7154069 Advertisement for Shell oil and petrol (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman making patties of fuel from cow dung, southern India (rotogravure)
7185033 Woman making patties of fuel from cow dung, southern India (rotogravure) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman making patties of fuel from cow dung)

Who forgot the Petrol? (colour litho)
7168993 Who forgot the Petrol? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who forgot the Petrol? Illustration for Chatterbox (1917).); © Look and Learn

Typical acceleration curves for a petrol car, petrol taxi, and a lightweight electric vehicle (litho)
7186808 Typical acceleration curves for a petrol car, petrol taxi, and a lightweight electric vehicle (litho) by English School

Keeping its temper sweet, oiling a loco (colour litho)
7166346 Keeping its temper sweet, oiling a loco (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Keeping its temper sweet, oiling a loco)

Collecting dung for fuel (engraving)
7192895 Collecting dung for fuel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collecting dung for fuel)

The Little Stick-Gatherer (colour litho)
7181698 The Little Stick-Gatherer (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Stick-Gatherer)

One of the successful Lorraine-Dietrich cars refilling at the pit during the night run in the Le Mans 24-hour race
7178791 One of the successful Lorraine-Dietrich cars refilling at the pit during the night run in the Le Mans 24-hour race (colour litho) by Crosby

Ancient Greek amphorae (engraving)
7149088 Ancient Greek amphorae (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek amphorae, wine or oil vessels)

Hair treatment, Barrys Tricopherous, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154204 Hair treatment, Barrys Tricopherous, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hair treatment, Barrys Tricopherous)

Trade card for Philip Webley, Junior, coal dealer, Birmingham (engraving)
7154047 Trade card for Philip Webley, Junior, coal dealer, Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Philip Webley, Junior, coal dealer)

Esso petrol station forecourt with tanker delivering fuel, 2020. Creator: Tim Woodcock
Esso petrol station forecourt with tanker delivering fuel, 2020

Station on Route 66
Larry J. Douglas

Motor cars (litho)
6013691 Motor cars (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Motor cars. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

Illustrating the brazing of petrol-tank straps, using air and coal-gas blowpipes (b / w photo)
6004158 Illustrating the brazing of petrol-tank straps, using air and coal-gas blowpipes (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The petrol era: five phases of the great power of the reign of King George V (colour litho)
979343 The petrol era: five phases of the great power of the reign of King George V (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The petrol era)

A formidable noise and a gigantic flush, two Romanian trains used to transport... (colour litho)
2778333 A formidable noise and a gigantic flush, two Romanian trains used to transport... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Deed of Gibraltar (Colour Litho)
2778598 The Deed of Gibraltar (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The deeds of Gibraltar)

Comic postcard, Chauffeur buying petrol Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man driving a car with beer bottles Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, couple with wartime rations, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - No Basic, we should worry
The Caption is No Basic? We should worry! Basic refers to the basic petrol ration. Petrol was rationed from September 1939 and contiinued until 1950. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We ll be seeing you somehow
The Caption reads We ll be seeing you somehow. Petrol was severly rationed and only certain professions or trades were allowed to have any. Hence cycling became popular

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Happy Birthday
The ration book is clearly drawn, and cancelled coupons can be glimpsed. Petrol was the first to be rationed after the war began and eventually practically all commodities were

Generating petrol from coal using the Hydrogenation process. Illustration by G H Davis of the Date: 1931

Saxoleine Safety Lamp Oil, 1890s (colour litho)
SNG126606 Saxoleine Safety Lamp Oil, 1890s (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; French, out of copyright

A petrol-powered Panhard Levassor Phaeton with starting handle, 1896 (coloured b / w photo)
CHT165102 A petrol-powered Panhard Levassor Phaeton with starting handle, 1896 (coloured b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Laying up your car in wartime, 1942
Laying up your car? Some practical hints and tips, article by Alan Hess in Britannia & Eve, May 1942. The basic petrol ration was withdrawn at this time, leading many motorists to store their cars

Arrangement of petrol piping. Annotated diagram, with notes for Miss England III. Date: 1932

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