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- ↑ Heavy Liquid Asphalt Binder for Road Construction, Liquid Asphalt, Road Preserver and Dust Eliminator. Indian Refining Company. 1909-01-01.
- ↑ Happy Summer's Day in Old Kentucky. The Company. 1910-01-01.
- ↑ The Old Costly Method, the Economical Modern Method. The Company. 1910-01-01.
- ↑ Havoline Tours, Book 15, California. Indian refining Company. 1911-01-01.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=UiwCRAAACAAJ [ dead link ]
