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Automobile showroom (Hudsons on left) – Vintage Wall Art

Automobile showroom (Hudsons on left), [191-?] — historic photograph
Automobile showroom (Hudsons on left), [191-?]. Historic photograph from the Automobiles 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 Automobile showroom (Hudsons on left). An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Automobile showroom (Hudsons on left)

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The title singles out the Hudsons on the left, so this showroom is defined by a specific make rather than a generic car lot. Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, founded in 1909, was one of the many automakers competing for buyers in the 1910s, and its Super Six became a popular touring car in the middle of that decade. The picture comes from the National Photo Company Collection, the work of a Washington, D.C., firm that photographed the city and its commerce in the early twentieth century. Showroom views like this one show how dealers presented cars to buyers, with vehicles arranged on polished floors and few other objects competing for attention.

Created / published[191-?]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Business Activities. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Automobiles -- 191-?; Autos...- 191-?; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,226 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138090

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