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.
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.
This photograph is part of the following collection of related materials.
Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas
A collaborative project consisting of historic photographs and two-dimensional items representing the history and development of transportation and the travel industry.