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[Stutz Weightman Special no. 26 in race(?) on Benning race track, Washington, D.C., area] – Antique Wall Art

[Stutz Weightman Special no. 26 in race(?) on Benning race track, Washington, D.C., area], [1915(?)] — historic photograph
[Stutz Weightman Special no. 26 in race(?) on Benning race track, Washington, D.C., area], [1915(?)]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Stutz Weightman Special no. 26 in race(?) on Benning race track, Washington, D.C., area]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Stutz Weightman Special no. 26 in race(?) on Benning race track, Washington, D.C., area]

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Car number 26, a Stutz Weightman Special, is the detail that sets this photograph apart: it shows a racing automobile on the Benning track in the Washington, D.C., area, probably around 1915, according to the catalog date, which is marked uncertain. Benning was one of the local venues where early motor racing drew crowds, and the period's racing cars were often stripped-down machines built for speed rather than comfort. The National Photo Company, which documented Washington street life and events in the 1910s, made the image, so it offers a glimpse of the city's early enthusiasm for automobile sport.

Created / published[1915(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection.
SubjectsRacing automobiles--Washington Metropolitan Area--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,298 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-177119

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