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

Kuweit, 1963

Caril Ann Fugate

"British fire-eater Priscilla Birt has been classified as a stationary engine by the Ministry of Fuel and Power so that she can be allocated her ration of fuel in petrol-starved Britain."

Women-owned gas station

"1939: A woman pays for her petrol with a ration card at a petrol station in Wandsworth, South London"

"Minicars": Two drivers in one horsepower cars at a filling station near Barnet, one having her tank filled and the other talking to an RAC motorcyclist. The cars, designed by J W Shillam, are fully licensed for the road and retail at 70 pound

Washington, DC, 1929

"Debs at The Pump": A group of debutantes at the Dorchester Hotel, London, where they are training to take part in the launch of a new petrol brand from European Petroleum, 31st May 1966.