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Gasoline rationing. A pre-war sign gives unnecessary warning to wartime motorists, when there are any, as weekday traffic on the Pennsylvania turnpike hits new lows

Gasoline rationing. Previous to the adoption of the new "A" gasoline ration books, service station and garage attendants were often deluged with calls from motorists requesting the reservation of specified amounts of gasoline. Here, the manager of a cooperative filling station records such an entry from a regular customer. The rationing system was designed to alleviate this condition

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Gasoline rationing. Previous to the adoption of the new "A" gasoline ration books, service station and garage attendants were often deluged with calls from motorists requesting the reservation of specified amounts of gasoline. Here, the manager of a cooperative filling station records such an entry from a regular customer. The rationing system was designed to alleviate this condition

Gasoline rationing. It can't happen here in the gas-rationed East, but in the Midwest states you're still apt to see such a sign as this displayed outside a service station. Coupons for gasoline purchase are unknown in this part of the country

Washington, D.C. On morning of July 21st, the last day before stricter gas rationing went into effect, cars were parked in front of gas stations long before they opened, waiting to fill their tanks on the quota of their old ration cards. Cars were parked and left without their drivers who returned at eight o'clock when the station on upper Wisconsin Avenue near the District line opened

Washington, D.C. On morning of July 21st, the last day before stricter gas rationing went into effect, cars were parked in front of gas stations long before they opened, waiting to fill their tanks on the quota of their old ration cards. Cars were parked and left without their drivers who returned at eight o'clock when the station on upper Wisconsin Avenue near the District line opened

Gasoline rationing. The busiest spot on the Pennsylvania turnpike. Eastbound motorists stop at this service station for a very good reason: it's the last chance to fill up before entering a gas-rationed area

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01/01/1942
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Gas rationing booklet. This is the inside of the front cover and the first page of the new "A" gasoline coupon book, which motorists in the East Coast rationed area will need to obtain their basic rations of gasoline when the coupon plan goes into effect in July. Instructions appearing inside the front cover warn holders against tearing out the coupons and presenting them loose at a service station. The six coupons on the first page are marked "A-1," which means they may be used at any time during the first two months after the plan goes into effect. Coupons on the following pages are numbered "A-2," "A-3," etc., and will be good during the respective two-month periods. The book rations gasoline for the period of one year

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