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Original 1937 Gulf Oil Texas Info-Map, produced by Rand McNally & Company and distributed as a promotional road map through Gulf service stations.
The map includes a prominent notice for the Greater Texas and Pan-American Exposition held in Dallas from June 12 through October 31, 1937, providing a useful means of dating this particular issue.
Features include:
Detailed road map of Texas
Gulf’s period orange-disc logo and service-station advertising
Greater Texas and Pan-American Exposition promotional notice
State and U.S. highways, mileage figures, airports, parks, county seats, and points of interest
Period Gulf household and automotive-product advertising
“Free Gulf Services” illustrated advertising panel
Published by Rand McNally & Company in Chicago
Approximately 4\" × 9\" when folded
Clear protective plastic sleeve included, as pictured
An appealing piece for collectors of vintage road maps, Gulf Oil advertising, petroliana, Texas history, prewar travel ephemera, or 1937 Pan-American Exposition memorabilia. It would also display nicely in a garage, office, service-station collection, or Texas-themed room.
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