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Here is a photo of my Great Grandfathers Gas Station in downtown Fairdale KY. His Name was Fred Caple. He is the one with the white apron on. Later he built a Car dealership across the street. Here are a couple of it over the years. Notice the three different style gas pumps!!

Just wanted to share some old family photos. The Dealership burned down in the 1960's and a bank sits on its spot now. I was told the old general store was torn down a few years back. My Great Grandfather owned and lived in the house next door to the general store/gas station. Enjoy!!!!

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Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

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Great old pics. Any chance of getting a higher resolution copy of the two b&w shots? The globe on the left in the earlier scene appears to be a Berkshire United, and is a better photo than the one in our new globe e-book. The globes in the other photo are not something I recognize. Can you read them, are they new discoveries?

Again, Great photos!

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Email me your email address. mullen233@gmail.com and I will email you the full size copy. I would like to know what they are if you can figure it out. Thanks Tim

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OK, I am the gas pump guy, the first thing I look at is the gas pumps in the picture. Just a quick look, it would say they are from 1924 or later. Now, is their anything else in the picture that may date it? I see the rear end of a car, can that be of any help from some who knows more about cars than I do?

We all talk about preserving history, how many of you looked at this picture asking yourselves, what can I identify, etc. that will make this more than just a picture?

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Great pictures and family history!


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Just spoke with my Great Uncle, Paul Caple. He was born around the time of the first photo. This is what he wrote me in a email about what he remembers of the gas pumps.

Quote: "Gas pumps at country store were Esso
and at the garage were STOLL, white gas .16, reg .18 and Ethell Hi test was .22 cents"

Quote: "Robert, the youngest, was born June 1925, I would guess the picture
was taken about 1928- 1929
I think the globe on pump was ESSO"

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Wonder which of those kids in the oldest photo is your grandpa!

The brick station--I am guessing a diagonal gas pump area is a bit unusual. Also wondering why in the most modern photo the pick-up truck is blocking it.

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Originally Posted By: Nicole
Wonder which of those kids in the oldest photo is your grandpa!

The brick station--I am guessing a diagonal gas pump area is a bit unusual. Also wondering why in the most modern photo the pick-up truck is blocking it.


There is a gas station here in Montana that I have seen with the exact same design. The one I saw is on a small lot and a traditional approcah to the station would have made it impossible to get in and out of. The angle allowed for ease of access for the size of the lot and still provide a covered canopy.


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Good question Jack,asking what else we looked at.Actually,in the first pic,I looked at the building itself and that wooden barrel beside it.Late 20's?Did they have running water?

What went through my mind was if they had no running water,then the barrel might have been a water barrel for over heated cars.And, that oddly placed door on the right just might have gone into the "facilities".

I thought about it because amember of my extended family ran a station in Oklahoma on Rt.66 in the late 30's - early 40's without running water.They had a water barrel and an outhouse.Of course if they had running water that theory goes out the window LOL.I would still be curious about that door.Where did it go and why is it there?At times I am fascinated by what they had to do to operate a business in those days!!

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Tim:
Thanks for sending the pictures. I enlarged them and the b&w pics of the dealership show Stoll globes. At the country store the globe on the left definately reads United Gasoline and although I though at first that it appeared to match a Berkshire United globe that is known (INS183), but after enhancement it says "United" across the center, "gasoline" below and is previously unknown. I can't see enough of the other globe to even guess, but Esso did not market gasoline in Kentucky, so its not Esso. Hope this helps.

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Thank you for checking out the globes for me.

My Grandfather was most likely a baby at the time of the photo and inside the house next door, he is not in the photo. My Great Uncles and Great Ant are the children in the photo. Sadly my Great Uncle's in the photo had their lives cut short in the line of duty serving our country.

I recently bought a Wayne Model 70 just like the ones in the most recent photo above. It is a conoco N-tane pump. I have been looking for 1 Conoco Glass for the globe because one side is broken. I think it is the 13.5 inch size. Any one have a original they will sell?

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