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Semmes Motor Co. truck, [1926] – Antique Photo Print

Semmes Motor Co. truck, [1926], [1926] — historic photograph
Semmes Motor Co. truck, [1926], [1926]. Historic photograph from the National Photo 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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A window into the past: Semmes Motor Co. truck, [1926], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Semmes Motor Co. truck, [1926]

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A truck lettered for Semmes Motor Co. is the subject of this glass negative, which the National Photo Company is recorded as having made around 1926. That studio worked largely in Washington, D.C., documenting city businesses and the motor vehicles that were becoming routine on American streets in the 1920s. Glass plates were the standard medium for commercial photography of this era, and the streaks across the surface come from natural decay in the original coating. The title and date come from information on the sleeve and a related negative, so treat them as provisional.

Created / published[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 related neg. 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,383 × 5,153 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-261800

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