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[Automobile racing in or near Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

[Automobile racing in or near Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1922] — historic photograph
[Automobile racing in or near Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1922]. 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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This picture records automobile racing in or near Washington, D.C., so it shows a local scene rather than a famous national speedway. It is dated to about 1922, when auto racing drew large crowds to dirt and board tracks across the United States. The print comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington commercial studio whose collection documents the city's streets, events and people in the 1910s and 1920s, which makes it a useful view of how the sport looked close to home.

Created / published[ca. 1922]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Auto Racing. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in SPF - Automobile racing.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,242 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-117344

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