Line of cars snake towards a gas station at North Sheridan Road, during the gas shortage, Chicago, Illinois, 1970s.
Gas station attendant holds a sign which reads "Closed at 3 pm" during the Energy Crisis when severe oil shortages caused long lines and restrictions...
Signs on a Texaco gas pump during the Energy Crisis, when severe oil shortages caused long lines and restrictions at gas stations around the United...
View of a sign that reads 'Sorry We're Out of Gas Today' on a rack of tires outside a Shell gas station, Washington DC, January 29, 1974.
Texaco petrol station showing an "out of petrol" sign during a national fuel shortage after Saudi Arabia proclaimed an oil embargo targeted at...
Sign by a road urging drivers to save fuel during the oil crisis of 1974-74 in the USA. The sign reads: 'save gas, This is a hill, so turn off the...
An 'oil sheik' driving a 'one-horsepower' Renault 16 car during the oil crisis of 1973-74, Germany, 1974. Kuriosum zur Zeit der Ölkrise" Ölscheich"...
Drivers queue for fuel at a petrol station near Trenton, New Jersey, USA, circa 1974. The country has been hit by worldwide fuel shortages caused by...
Sign at a Colonial Service petrol station reading 'No Gas', USA, circa 1974. The country has been hit by worldwide fuel shortages caused by the oil...
Sign at a petrol station announcing Sunday closures, USA, circa 1974. The sign reads: 'Due to the gasoline allocations we regret that this station...
Motorists line up to pay a dollar a gallon for gasoline during the oil embargo, New York, New York, December 23, 1973.
Superblend petrol pump with a closed sign on it at a garage in Denmark Hill, London, during the 1973 oil crisis, UK, 29th November 1973.
The Cadillac car belonging to politician Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, the Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and a minister in the...
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani , the Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and a minister in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani , the Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and a minister in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani , the Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and a minister in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...
Sign reading 'Petrol - All You Want While Stocks Last!' at an Esso petrol station on Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath, London, during the 1973 oil...
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani , the Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and a minister in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting...
Vienna: OPEC's 11 members meet 11/19 to consider proposals for conserving their oil reserves by restricting the exports to the fuel-hungry West....
The President of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Iranian minister, Dr Jamshid Amouzegar attends to the OPEC conference 19...
Four horsemen riding through the streets of Amsterdam on a 'motorless day', when cars are prohibited due to the oil crisis in the Middle East, 4th...
Signs of 'One bag Per Person' to avoid panic buying of toilet rolls at a super market on October 24, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan.
Picture taken 08 October 1973 in Vienna, showing the beginning of the negotiations between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the...
Sign at a US gas station during the oil crisis of 1973-74, reading: 'Sorry...Temporarily out of GASOLINE'.
Sign at a US gas station during the oil crisis of 1973-74, reading: 'Temporarily closed. Out Of Gas', August 1973.
View of a handwritten note on the padlocked door of an unidentified restaurant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 1973. The sign reads 'Closed unil...
During the oil crisis of 1973-74, doctors fill their cars up with petrol under police supervision at the Total Self Service station in Allison Road,...
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, advisor to the Prince of Kuwait, attends a conference for members of OPEC in Kuwait to discuss the oil crisis,...
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani , the Emir of Qatar, attends a conference for members of OPEC in Kuwait to discuss the oil crisis, 15th June 1973.
Men on scooters crossing Piazza del Duomo during the first Italian walking Sunday due to the oil crisis, Milan, 2nd December 1973.
Man in roller skates reading the Corriere Sportivo in a cafe on the first Italian walking Sunday due to the oil crisis, Milan, 2nd December 1973.
Motorists queue long Bayview Avenue Undercliff to get their petrol from the XL Service Station at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Homer...
Queue of motorists in Bayview Avenue, Earlwood, waiting to be served with petrol at the XL service station on the corner of Homer Street and Bayview...
Banner calling for oil saving is displayed at a petrol station during the oil crisis of 1973-74, Japan, circa 1973.
During the fuel crisis, independent dealers and major oil company dealers began to close some stations permanently. Image courtesy National Archives,...
"Pool It" sign north of Vancouver, Washington, was a reminder that the gasoline shortage was not over in March, 1974 and sharing rides was a good...
Oregon gasoline dealers were "kidded" about their no gas and other signs at the service stations during the nation's fuel crisis of 1973-74 by a...
After a long winter without having a smiling service station operator offer to wash the windows and check the tires, a driver from West of the...
Imported gasoline was sold at this service station, during the fuel crisis in the fall and winter of 1973-74, Image courtesy National Archives, 1973....
Color photograph of a service station that was forced to close for lack of gasoline during the gas crisis of 1973-1974, four gas pumps can be seen in...
The Driving Public Became So Desperate for Gasoline That Many Stations Such as This One in Portland Had to Resort to Locking Their Pumps in Daytime...
Oregon Governor Tom Mccall Takes Delivery of a Smaller Car with Better Gas Mileage than His Official Auto. Image courtesy National Archives, 1973. .
During the Fuel Crisis before Gasoline Sales Were Regulated by the State a Dealer in Tigard, Pumped Gas Only to His Regular Customers. The Driver in...
Some Motorists Ran Out of Gas Such as This Man in Portland and Had to Stand in Line with a Gas Can During the Fuel Crisis in the Pacific Northwest....
Oregon's Odd-Even Plan Reduced the Lines at Gas Stations During the Fuel Crisis in the Fall and Winter of 1973-74. This Station Was Servicing Cars...
Abandoned gasoline pump with a price of 2.99 cents per gallon, Oregon, 1973. Image courtesy National Archives. .
Prior to Oregon's Regulation of Gasoline Station Fuel Sales Some Dealers Attempted to Sell Only to Their Regular Customers. This Driver in Portland...
Bird's Eye View of an Average Gas Station in Portland During the Early Morning Hours of Pumping. Image courtesy National Archives, 1973. .
Motorist pours gas into a car from a jug during the oil crisis of 1973-74, Boston, Massachusetts, 1973.
Drivers push cars to a gas station during the oil crisis of 1973-74, Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts, 1973.
Drivers push cars to a gas station during the oil crisis of 1973-74, Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts, 1973.
