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Semmes Motor Co., Consumer's Co. truck – Vintage Photo Print

Semmes Motor Co., Consumer's Co. truck, [between 1909 and 1940] — historic photograph
Semmes Motor Co., Consumer's Co. truck, [between 1909 and 1940]. 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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Step back in time with Semmes Motor Co., Consumer's Co. truck, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A delivery truck marked for the Semmes Motor Co. and the Consumer's Co. anchors this glass negative, offering a glimpse of commercial motor vehicles in the early twentieth century. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that documented the city's streets, businesses, and residents in the early decades of the century, made the plate, which Herbert A. French gave to the Library of Congress in 1947. The record dates the negative only to between 1909 and 1940, and the title comes from unverified data supplied by the studio. Viewers should also note the streaks and blemishes in the coating, which the record attributes to natural deterioration of the original emulsion.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1940]
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. 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 six.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,466 × 5,139 px · prints to 22 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257750

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