This travel route follows the routes of Henry Connelly, the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway, and the Central Texas Highway through part of the Texas Permian Basin between Rankin and Girvin.
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Camera: Sony Active Camera FDR-X3000
Vehicle: “Tempest” 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
Humble and Esso brand gasoline were available at a Houston Humble station in 1937. 
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