Description: Photograph showing a Standard Oil Company Sohio gas station, likely located along North High Street in Columbus, Ohio. Standard Oil of Ohio was the original Standard Oil company founded in 1911 by John D. Rockefeller, as a result of Standard Oil Company and Trust breakup. Standard Oil Company and Trust was an American company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States. Standard Oil Company stations in Ohio operated under the brand name "Sohio." The company was acquired by British Petroleum, now BP, in 1968. Following the terms of the acquisition, BP took majority ownership of the company in 1978. In 1987 BP bought out 45% of Sohio, assuming control, and in 1991 started rebranding all the Sohio stations to 'BP.' Although Sohio gas stations have ceased to exist, a few gas stations on Lake Erie and the Ohio River still bear the Sohio name. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV21_B01F03_05_02
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Gas stations; Service stations; Standard Oil Company;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Poplar-Fourth gas station founded by C. W. Bryant, Jr., in Columbus, Ohio. To the right of the station, a sign reads "Popular-Fourth Coal." Charles William Bryant Jr. was born in Dayton in 1882, and from his start as a farmhand with a 3rd grade education would go on to become a prominent African American businessman, self-taught engineer, and owner of one of Columbus’ largest construction firms. The C. W. Bryant Rigging & Moving Co. was involved in major projects throughout Columbus, including the construction of a temporary Broad Street bridge following the 1913 flood, the removal of lighting arcs from High Street, and dismantling Hanford Village in 1962 for the construction of I-71. Bryant faced racial discrimination in his personal and professional life, including the refusal of local steelworkers’ unions to admit Bryant’s black employees, which forced Bryant Co. out of steel construction in the 1950s. He nonetheless expanded into other areas, including ownership of Bryco gas stations, a coal and oil company, the Litchford and Macon hotels, and the Ohio Malt Beverage Co.-the first African American distributor in Columbus. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV76_B01_F03_002
Subjects: African Americans--Ohio; Bryant, Charles William, Jr. (1882-1964); Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Transportation; Gas stations;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of employees standing in front of a Bryco gas station, located at the corner of Long and Garfield Streets in Columbus, Ohio, 1933. This was one of 14 Bryco stations in Columbus, which were all owned by local African American businessman C. W. Bryant. Charles William Bryant Jr. was born in Dayton in 1882, and from his start as a farmhand with a 3rd grade education would go on to become a prominent African American businessman, self-taught engineer, and owner of one of Columbus’ largest construction firms. The C. W. Bryant Rigging & Moving Co. was involved in major projects throughout Columbus, including the construction of a temporary Broad Street bridge following the 1913 flood, the removal of lighting arcs from High Street, and dismantling Hanford Village in 1962 for the construction of I-71. Bryant faced racial discrimination in his personal and professional life, including the refusal of local steelworkers’ unions to admit Bryant’s black employees, which forced Bryant Co. out of steel construction in the 1950s. He nonetheless expanded into other areas, including ownership of Bryco gas stations, a coal and oil company, the Litchford and Macon hotels, and the Ohio Malt Beverage Co.-the first African American distributor in Columbus. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04470
Subjects: African Americans--Ohio; Bryant, Charles William, Jr. (1882-1964); Business and Labor; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Gas stations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a Marathon gas and service station owned and operated by J. J. Stein, likely located along North High Street in Columbus, Ohio. The attached garage also advertises washing and lubrication. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV21_B01F03_05_04
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Gas stations; Service stations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Sohio gas and service station located at South High Street and Greenlawn Avenue in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, seen at night. Two employees can be seen through the clear garage doors. Sohio, or Standard Oil of Ohio, was later acquired by British Petroleum (BP) and re-branded throughout the state. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B03F053_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; German Village; Gas stations; Service stations; Automobile repair;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A female employee of a Sohio gas station at South High Street and Greenlawn Avenue in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, poses for a seated photograph with her legs crossed beneath her. Sohio, or Standard Oil of Ohio, was later acquired by British Petroleum (BP) and re-branded throughout the state. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B03F052_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; German Village; Gas stations; Women -- Employment;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: C.J. McLin interviewing at a Marathon gas station. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2013_B03F07_C
Subjects: African Americans; McLin, C. J. (Clarence Josef.) Jr., 1921-1988; Ohio House of Representatives; State Representative; Legislator; People; Gas industry -- Ohio; Gas stations; Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Reporters and reporting
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Dated September 28, 1936, this photograph shows two men standing on the porch of a store, with a sign that reads Goodrich Silvertowns and a gasoline pump by the road, facing east down State Route 43 in East Springfield, Ohio. The photographer, identified by the handwritten note on the photograph as employed by Miller and Son, stood at the corner of today's State Route 43 and Jefferson County Road 60, also known as Circle Green Road. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Highway thru east Springfield, O. and gas station. Miller and Son, 436 market St. Steubenville, O." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_006_001
Subjects: Stores & shops; Gas stations; Cities and towns--Ohio
Places: East Springfield (Ohio); Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)