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Peerless automobile, probably in Washington, D.C. – Antique Wall Art

Peerless automobile, probably in Washington, D.C., [ca. 1921] — historic photograph
Peerless automobile, probably in Washington, D.C., [ca. 1921]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Peerless automobile, probably in Washington, D.C.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Peerless automobile, probably in Washington, D.C.

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The car at the center of this picture is a Peerless, a high-end American make built in Cleveland, Ohio, that was known for quality engineering in the early 1900s. The record places the photograph in Washington, D.C., around 1921, and it comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that recorded the capital's streets, buildings and traffic for decades. Images like this one document the years after World War I, when the automobile was becoming a common sight on American city streets.

Created / published[ca. 1921]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Automobiles. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in SSF - Automobiles. Caption card tracings: Washington, D.C. -- Views -- ca. 1921; Phtog. I.; Automobiles -- ca. 1921; Automobiles; Geogr.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,165 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-147052

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