Hilmar Reksten
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Hilmar August Reksten was a Norwegian shipping magnate. In the autumn of 1973 he was counted among the world's richest men, possessing a fleet worth about £300 million. At his death in 1980, all was l
Hilmar Reksten grew up in Tyskesmauet (= German lane) no:14 (now named Strangebakken) in the Nordnes quarter. The Reksten family lived upstairs.
Hilmar Reksten in 1949.
1973 oil crisis
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In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during the 1973
A father and son hold up their sign saying "Gas Stealers Beware, we're loaded for bear" during the Oil Crisis
Gasoline ration stamps printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1974, but not used
Gas stations abandoned during the crisis were sometimes used for other purposes. This station at Potlatch, Washington, was turned into a revival hall.
A woman in Oregon uses wood in a fireplace for heat. An October 1973 newspaper headline before her tells of the community's lack of heating oil.