Visitors to ‘A World of Oil,’ inspect a three-dimensional, life-sized diorama of the world’s first service station, built in 1907, which was located in Seattle.

Germany, 1930's

"Tskhinvali: Georgian soldiers rest at a petrol station"

Indonesia

Greenland

Kuweit, 1963

Gas station in Gambia

Women-owned gas station

Washington, DC, 1929

"Customers Pump Gas in Fear": ROCKVILLE, MD- OCTOBER 14: A woman pumping gas sits in her car October 14, 2002 in Rockville, Maryland. Because of the sniper attacks at gas stations customers are choosing pumps that are less exposed to the road or are sitting in their cars while pumping gas.

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A woman waits for a bus in front of the gas station August 19, 2003 in Charleston, West Virginia. Gary Carrier, one of three sniper killings thought to be related, was shot and killed while he spoke on the phone August 10 in front of the gas station. There have been a series of sniper shootings outside convenience stores around the Charleston, West Virginia area over a five-day period last week.

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