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Standard Oil plant, 1916

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By 1920, Seattle had over 44,000 licensed drivers. The Standard Oil Company of California had opened the nation's first gas station in Seattle in 1907, and opened a distribution plant on Harbor Island in 1916.

This 1916 photo shows the Standard Oil distribution plant and its industrial neighbors on Harbor Island. Beacon Hill and the Sears Roebuck building are on the mainland (left background).

Webster & Stevens number: 50277
ID Number: 1983.10.10307
Date: 1916
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.10307
Copyright: No Known Copyright