[Arco Service Station]

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This is a black and white photograph of Lum C. Toungate's Arco Service Station located at 409 West Taylor, IH 35 and Highway 79 in Round Rock, Texas. Mr. Toungate stands on the drive with his three sons, Larry, Craig, and Jimmy. "Atlantic Richfield" is visible above the garage.

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1 photograph: b&w, 6 x 7 in.

Creation Information

Behrens, Robert H. Summer 1972.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas and was provided by the Williamson Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 2348 times, with 20 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Williamson Museum

The Williamson Museum contributes over one hundred photographs and contributes to the Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas collection. Ranging from the 1860s to the 1970s, the photos depict historical transportation methods used in Texas.

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Description

This is a black and white photograph of Lum C. Toungate's Arco Service Station located at 409 West Taylor, IH 35 and Highway 79 in Round Rock, Texas. Mr. Toungate stands on the drive with his three sons, Larry, Craig, and Jimmy. "Atlantic Richfield" is visible above the garage.

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w, 6 x 7 in.

Notes

According to an advertisement in the Williamson County Sun, March 15, 1973, section 2, page 9, the ARCO station in Georgetown was "Glenn's ARCO" for five years, ending on March 1, 1973, when it became Jennings ARCO, owned by Bobby Jennings. It was located at 1202 S. Austin Avenue.

Photograph was taken for a book published in 1972 called Round Rock Texas U.S.A.

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Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas

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  • Summer 1972

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Aug. 31, 2011, 12:45 a.m.

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  • Dec. 13, 2021, 1:37 p.m.

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Behrens, Robert H. [Arco Service Station], photograph, Summer 1972; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182605/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Williamson Museum.

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