Waterfront depot of of A.C. McLoon Company's Texas Oil Co. distributorship in Rockland, Maine, about 1920.

Waterfront depot of of A.C. McLoon Company's Texas Oil Co. distributorship in Rockland, Maine, about 1920.

Waterfront depot of of A.C. McLoon Company's Texas Oil Co. distributorship in Rockland, Maine, about 1920. Wharf and railroad trestle were on Weeks Street, sometimes called McLoon's Wharf, sometimes Weeks Wharf. Photo shows multiple incoming and outgoing delivery modes. At left 2 men are unloading 55 gallon drums from lobster smack PAULINE McLOON (see next image). At rear is high railroad trestle with 3 Texas Oil. Co. tanks cars, positioned to gravity feed 2 large storage tanks. Arranged in front of building are early open body dellivery truck, loaded with milk cans, 3 horse drawn delivery wagons with large tanks and smaller cans for driver to make delivery with, and a high end early automobile. Standing on one of the large storage tanks is probably the owner, A.C. McLoon. All the vehicles and wagons are carefully staged for this formal photo, with crews on board. Photo used on page 10 of "A History of Albert Chase McLoon" by Albert McLoon Rogers,, privately printed 2005