The Gas Station in America
The Gas Station in America

Author: John A. Jakle

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9780801869198

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"The first architect-designed gas station - a Pittsburgh Gulf station in 1913 - was also the first to offer free road maps; the familiar Shell name and logo date from 1907, when a British mother-of-pearl importer expanded its line to include the newly discovered oil of the Dutch East Indies; the first enclosed gas stations were built only after the first enclosed cars made motoring a year-round activity - and operating a service station was no longer a "seasonal" job; the system of "octane" rating was introduced by Sun Oil as a marketing gimmick (74 for premium in 1931)." "As the number of "true" gas stations continues its steady decline - from 239,000 in 1969 to fewer than 100,000 today - the words and images of this book bear witness to an economic and cultural phenomenon that was perhaps more uniquely American than any other of this century."--Jacket.

History of Early, Small and Other U.S. Soybean Crushers
History of Early, Small and Other U.S. Soybean Crushers

Author: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi

Publisher: Soyinfo Center

Published: 2020-09-27

Total Pages: 944

ISBN-13: 1948436272

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The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographical index. 115 photographs and illustrations - many color. Free of charge in digital PDF format.

The Architect
The Architect

Author: Asher Benjamin

Publisher:

Published: 1844

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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The Architect : Or, Practical House Carpenter by Asher Benjamin, first published in 1843, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Southern Kith and Kin
Southern Kith and Kin

Author: Jewel Davis Scarborough

Publisher:

Published: 1951

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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Ancestors include: Captain Edmond Scarborough (1584-1634) of North Walsham, England; and Virginia -- John Davis, a Revolutionary War soldier of Virginia; and his grandson, William Davis (1798-1870) of Georgia and Salem, Alabama -- Thomas Lockett (d. 1686) of England and Henrico County, Virginia.