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Ford Motor Co. Ford touring car at Library [of Congress, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Reproduction

Ford Motor Co. Ford touring car at Library [of Congress, Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph
Ford Motor Co. Ford touring car at Library [of Congress, Washington, D.C.], [between 1910 and 1926]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Ford Motor Co. Ford touring car at Library [of Congress, Washington, D.C.], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Ford Motor Co. Ford touring car at Library [of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

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A Ford touring car photographed at the Library of Congress makes an unusual subject among the National Photo Company's Washington views. The company's studio recorded the city's streets, buildings and traffic on glass plates dated roughly between 1910 and 1926, a period when open-topped Ford touring cars, including the widely sold Model T, were becoming a common sight on American roads. The title came from unverified notes on the negative sleeve, so the car's exact model and the date remain uncertain. Faint streaks and blemishes on the glass come from the natural breakdown of its original coating, which is typical of plates this age.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1926]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,396 × 5,159 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261462

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