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Wonderful set of eight vibrantly hand-coloured photographs of Socony-Vacuum Oil Company Mobilgas trucks at the end of World War II. The specially outfitted 1945 Chevrolet/GMC trucks feature displays of the oil company’s various products.

1945 · 59068 — New York Chicago & Kansas City MO: Socony Vacuum Oil Company Inc. Tyner-Murphy 1945. Eight expertly hand-coloured silver gelatin photographs all w/ photographer’s imprint at lower right corner printed on glossy photo paper stock and w/ only the slightest bleed-through on versos of a couple images NF set of image. These nicely hand-coloured photographs vividly depict several outfitted Mobilgas trucks at the end of World War II filled with such products from Socony-Vacuum Oil as “Bug-a-boo†Inspect Spray Mobiloil Kerosene Power FuelMobilgrease and Mobiloil Gear Oils and even Sanilac Cattle Spray.The 1945 Chevrolet/GMC models continued much of the styling cues of the pre-War Chevy’s and GMC’s but featured larger engines updated wiring larger radiator for cooling and other changes which contributed to their reliability and durability as trucks. The Socony-Vacuum Oil Company was formed in 1931 as a merger between two of the Standard Oil Co. successor companies formed after the 1911 break-up and sold both Mobiloil and Gargoyle products. Eventually the company would be renamed Socony Mobil in 1955 and finally Mobil in 1966. Tyner 1886-1957 was a longtime commercial photographer in Kansas City well known for not only architectural photographs but also U.S. Presidents celebrities and major events in the Kansas City area until his death. Socony Vacuum Oil Company, Inc., Tyner-Murphy, unknown