Gulf Oil Advertising Event
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Title
Gulf Oil Advertising Event
Subject
Advertising - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Two unidentified men in costumes are posed with an early automobile decorated with Gulf Oil Company signs and a small airplane behind them.
This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.”
The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Gulf Oil Company of Mt. Jackson (a pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) was owned by Burgess E. Nelson, a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mt. Jackson.
This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.”
The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Gulf Oil Company of Mt. Jackson (a pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) was owned by Burgess E. Nelson, a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mt. Jackson.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
August 4 1935
Contributor
The event was identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing an August 3, 1935 Northern Virginia Daily advertisement.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Various scenes from this advertising event can be found in the Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028254, 028255, 028256, 028257, 028258, 028259, and 028260.
Photographs of Burgess E. Nelson at this same event appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028252, 028253, 028261, 028262, 028345, 028347, 028348, 028350, and 028351.
Identifier
028254
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Gulf Oil Advertising Event,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71567.
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