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Oil Company & State Road Maps - A collection of original fold-out paper road maps and travel ephemera dating from the mid-20th century to the early 1990s. The assortment features various American oil companies and state-issued guides, characterized by mid-century graphic design and brand iconography. The collection includes several maps issued by Esso Standard Oil Company, featuring the Esso logo in a red and blue oval. Notable titles include Northeast United States and Adjacent Canada, Pennsylvania (Happy Motoring! IN 1960), New York with Pictorial Guide, Southeast United States, and Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia. Mobil / Mobilgas (Socony-Vacuum Oil Company) is represented by examples featuring the red Pegasus logo. Titles include New England, Eastern & Central United States Route Map, and a later Mobil travel map with a grid of nine Pegasus icons. The Phillips Petroleum Company of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is represented by Phillips 66 maps, including Central United States and Cleveland Street and Vicinity Maps, each bearing the characteristic orange and white shield logo. Standard Oil Company maps in the group include Indiana, Georgia-Alabama, Kentucky-Tennessee, and Atlanta and Vicinity. These feature the Standard torch and oval logo. Additional oil company ephemera includes Exxon maps for Houston and Vicinity and Pennsylvania, and a Conoco Touraide Map of the Southeast United States. State-issued items include multiple Georgia Official Tourism and Highway maps with dates including 1972, 1977-78, 1989, and 1990. A 1982-83 Vermont Official State Map is also present.