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[Harvey Washington Wiley, in his first car, a steam car, third one in Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Harvey Washington Wiley, in his first car, a steam car, third one in Washington, D.C.], [189-?] — historic photograph
[Harvey Washington Wiley, in his first car, a steam car, third one in Washington, D.C.], [189-?]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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 rare historic photograph captures [Harvey Washington Wiley, in his first car, a steam car, third one in Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Chemist Harvey Washington Wiley is shown in his first automobile, a steam-powered car that the title identifies as the third automobile in Washington, D.C. The picture is dated to the 1890s, a period when steam, electric, and gasoline cars competed for buyers and only a handful of vehicles of any kind traveled the capital's streets. Wiley, born in 1844, was then a government scientist who would later lead the Bureau of Chemistry and push for the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. The photograph offers a glimpse of early motoring in Washington, when owning a car still marked its driver as an enthusiast.

Created / published[189-?]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1910.
NotesHarvey W. Wiley Collection.
SubjectsWiley, Harvey Washington,--1844-1930. Steam automobiles--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,282 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-167382

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