Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation

An iconic American brand name from 1919 to 1960.

ABOUT the ANDERSON-PRICHARD OIL COMPANY

Forty-One Years!

The Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation lasted 41 years.

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Lev H. Prichard

Cofounder of Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp.

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HISTORY

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PEOPLE

People involved with Anderson-Prichard Oil Company.

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Oil Company Titans!

The Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation was a heavy-hitter in the first half of the 20th Century!

Gas Pumps

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Prichard Oil Company - Challenge XS Heavy Duty Motor Oil Newspaper Ad

Prichard Oil Company - Challenge Oil Ad

Advertisement appearing in The Daily Oklahoman newspaper for Anderson-Prichard’s Challenge XS Motor Oil.

Anderson-Prichard Oil Company Roadmaps

Anderson-Prichard Oil Company published many roadmaps during the life of the company…

Ramsey Tower Renamed APCO Tower - Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation Headquarters

The Ramsey Tower Renamed "APCO Tower"

On January 1, 1943, one of Oklahoma’s tallest skyscrapers, the Ramsey Tower, was renamed the “APCO Tower”, which was an acronym…

Cyril Refining Company

Cyril Refining Company was one of the earliest assets controlled by Anderson-Prichard, and their earliest refinery facility.

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Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp. Articles

February 4, 2020

Col-Tex Gasoline's Roots in Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation

$Uncle Petes Col-Tex Gas Station, Council Bluffs, Iowa$

In 1924, L. H. Pritchard and J. Steven Anderson opened the West Texas Refinery Company just west of Colorado City, Texas, to process Mitchell County Oil. When the two oil industry pioneers started up this project in Texas, their work formed the roots of what soon came to be an iconic brand of gasoline in…

February 3, 2020

Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp. at the Chicago Auto Show, 1950

In February of 1950, the Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation had a booth in the exhibit hall of the Chicago Automobile Show (now known as the Chicago Auto Show), billing themselves as oil producers and refiners.

January 30, 2020

Anderson-Prichard "Hello Neighbor" 1940 Ad

This ad appeared in the Daily Oklahoman in 1940: HELLO NEIGHBOR WE’RE PROUD TO BRING YOU THE NEW, HIGHER ANTI-KNOCK ANDERSON-PRICHARD CHALLENGE GASOLINE Over in the big Anderson-Prichard at Cyril they’ve been doing things for you–and your car. Today you have the result of months of painstaking refining work–a new and vastly improved CHALLENGE gasoline….

December 30, 2019

Wood Oil Company - APCO Station Painting by Michael Young

One of the finest depictions of a classic old Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation brand gas station is the one created by painter Michael Young. His “Wood Oil Company” is a beautiful painting of a gleaming white, full-service filling station, circa 1950s, with the attendant checking the oil for a classic convertible. Other classic cars and a…

December 20, 2019

Mrs. Lev H. Prichard in the News

Here is a photograph from the archives of the Oklahoma Historical Society of Louise M. Prichard, the wife of Lev H. Prichard, Sr., following a music program held at the First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City in 1956. From the entry in the online repository, The Gateway to Oklahoma History: