Smith Oil & Refining Co. Truck.
This Smith Oil & Refining Co. vehicle is a 1917 Ford Roadster truck. Other signage on the vehicle proclaim "Pennsylvania Oils" and "Use Soarc Auto Oil."
circa 1917-1925
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Smith Oil & Refining Co. Wagon.
A man in a more modern business suit waves from the driver's seat of a 1911 Smith Oil & Refining Co. wagon. A box on the back of the vehicle is labeled "Fuel Oil, Gasoline, Kerosene."
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Smith Oil Delivery Service.
A black and white photograph depicting a man at the reins of a horse-drawn wagon that is labeled "Smith Oil Delivery Service." Penciled on the back of the photograph is "Jerry Provasi," which may refer to the identity of the driver.
circa 1910
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Smith Oil Horse-Drawn Wagon.
A man sits in a wagon drawn by two horses. The sign on the wagon's side reads, "Smith Oil & Refining."
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Smith Oil Storage Tanks
Smith Oil Company storage tanks at the southeast tip of Talcott-Page Park, looking southwest. Northwest of School Street and Kilburn Avenue.
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circa 1970s-1980s
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Smith Oil Truck at Snow's Crossing.
This Smith Oil truck appears to be refueling airplanes. The photograph was taken at Snow's Crossing, which is now N. 2nd St. as it enters Loves Park IL from Rockford. The 1915 city directory lists the company as being located at 519 W. State St. while the 1920 directory lists the business address as 1104 Kilburn Ave.
circa 1915-1920
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Smith Oil Truck.
A black and white photograph of an early Smith oil tanker truck.
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Stibb Family Home
Frank and Lena Stibb family homestead located at 315 Kishwaukee Street. The home was also the location for the Rockford Swedish Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The north section of the property was sold to Standard Oil Company in 1916 with a station built by 1918.
circa 1910s-1920s
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Stibb Family Home
Frank and Lena Stibb family homestead, view from the north, located at 315 Kishwaukee Street. The home was also the location for the Rockford Swedish Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The north section of the property was sold to Standard Oil Company in 1916 with a station built by 1918.
circa 1900s-1920s
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The Anderson Home
The home of Winfield Anderson located at 321 Kishwaukee Street on the corner of Grove Street. Smith Oil Company built a station at 323 Kishwaukee Street in 1919.
circa 1900 - 1919
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Two Smith Oil Trucks.
A photograph depicting a Smith Oil truck parked behind one of the company's tankers.
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