Out of Gas

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Gas ration stamps being printed and inspected with a magnifying glass at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Washington, D.C.: photo by Warren K. Leffler, 31 January 1974

Few appreciated the beautiful

brief moment it was, when the mechanical

beasts we had spawned to control us

seemed to be running out of blood

Gasoline lines: photo by Warren K. Leffler, 15 June 1979







Long lines of cars at a gas station waiting for fuel: photo by Warren K. Leffler, 15 June 1979







Man directing line of cars at a gas station: photo by Thomas J. O'Halloran, 15 June 1979







Working oil pump in Tyler, Texas: photo by Warren K. Leffler, 28 March 1973







Pipeline near Atigun Pass, Brooks Mountain Range, Alaska. (Photographer's note: "Shots around Galbraith Lake, construction camp near Atigun Pass highest crossed by the pipeline!): photo by Mac Chrysler, 15 June 1977

Photos from U.S. News & World Report Magazine Collection, Library of Congress