The story began whehis colorized picture on Shorpy in early April of 2014. The original photo was taken in July of 1939 by Dorothea Lange, the famous photographer who shot those powerful pictures of the Dust Bowl during the Depression.
The detail in the photo, the advertising signs on the exterior of the gas station, and the men, all make this photo a unique "moment in time."
"I also learned that her original photo was in Black and White of course, but that someone had recently colorized it, resulting in this amazing photograph." - He says on his website.
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But here is where this story gets really interesting: The gas station in the photographs was located in the little crossroads community of Gordonton, North Carolina, and the building in the photograph (the gas station) is still standing - more than seventy years later!