Elderly couple and their automobile home"" – Vintage Wall Art
(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 historic photograph of Elderly couple and their automobile home"" brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Elderly couple and their automobile home""
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A photograph dated around October 1911 shows an elderly couple who appear to have made an automobile their home, with a scene of them eating together. The record's caption tracings describe a mobile home and aged occupants, though the catalog notes that its details come from an unverified caption card, so the exact circumstances remain uncertain. In 1911 the automobile was still a relatively new and costly machine, and using one as living quarters was an unusual idea that drew public curiosity. Pictures like this one offer a glimpse of early motoring's more improvised side, when cars were being adapted for travel, camping and everyday life well before the modern recreational vehicle existed.
| Created / published | c1911 Oct. 2. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | J160815 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Lamertha. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Eating...; Mobile homes; Aged; Automobiles--1911; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,233 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134521 |
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