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[Austin Mach. Corp. steamroller, probably in Michigan] – Antique Wall Art

[Austin Mach. Corp. steamroller, probably in Michigan], 1921 April 26. — historic photograph
[Austin Mach. Corp. steamroller, probably in Michigan], 1921 April 26.. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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[Austin Mach. Corp. steamroller, probably in Michigan] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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This 5 by 7 inch glass negative records an Austin Machinery Corporation steamroller at work on a road, dated April 26, 1921. Its location is only a cataloger's probable attribution to Michigan, so the scene is best read as a view of early road building rather than a fixed place. The picture belongs to the Detroit Publishing Company's commercial output, which documented American towns, industry and transportation in the early twentieth century. In the early 1920s, steam-powered rollers like this one compacted gravel and macadam surfaces as states expanded their road networks during the good roads movement.

Created / published1921 April 26.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.Photographic prints Reproductions.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. Probably related to negatives D418-628 to 646. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 639. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsRoad rollers. Road construction.United States--Michigan.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 709 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-76215

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