This is an email I got from Jim Potts www.oldgas.com Interesting histories on his site. Hope it's okay to share with those interested. Becky *~Y~* -----Original Message----- From: Jim Potts <[email protected]> To: Rebecca York <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 7:03 PM Subject: Re: Oldgas.com Form >Hi Becky, > >Magnolia Petroleum was based in Dallas as a producer, refiner and marketer >of petroleum from 1911. They sold out to Socony (Mobil) over a period from >1918 to completion in 1925. Mobil continued to use the Magnolia name in >some way until 1960. I don't know if the present Magnolia in Tulsa is >Mobil Oil owned or not. Since Magnolia drilled for oil, refined it and had >a chain of Magnolia gas stations the location of your picture could be hard >to pinpoint. > >If you could send me a copy of the picture or a digital image of it, I'll >post it on our oldgas.com Web site and see if we get any comments about it. > Love to see it. > >Jim Potts >oldgas.com > > >At 03:15 PM 9/21/99 -0000, you wrote: >>Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by >>Rebecca York ([email protected]) on Tuesday, September 21, 1999 at 11:15:19 >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >>Comments: Actually this is a question (I'll use the email to send this >also) I have a picture of my greatgrandfather standing in front of a place >called Magnolia Petroleum Company in about 1917 in Oklahoma. (there is a >Magnolia in Tulsa now) I'd like to know about the history of this place, >where it was in 1917, and anything else about it. Would be glad to submit >by smail the photo if interested. >> >>Thank you, >>Becky >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >> >> >>