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[Rear view of an automobile sitting in a cornfield] – Historic Photograph Print

[Rear view of an automobile sitting in a cornfield], 1915 August 3. — historic photograph
[Rear view of an automobile sitting in a cornfield], 1915 August 3.. 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 rare historic photograph captures [Rear view of an automobile sitting in a cornfield] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Rear view of an automobile sitting in a cornfield]

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Few pictures on this board show an automobile parked among standing corn, with the rear of the car turned toward the camera and the field stretching out behind it. The record dates the photograph to August 3, 1915, when automobiles were still a novelty on many rural roads and a car sitting in a field would have been unusual. A handwritten note on the album page ties the picture to Louisiana floods in 1927, which does not match the 1915 date, so researchers should weigh the two sources carefully. Gelatin silver prints like this one were the standard medium for both amateur and professional photographers of the 1910s.

Created / published1915 August 3.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenreGelatin silver prints 1910-1920.
NotesIn album (disbound): Louisiana floods, 1927. K.B. LTB.
SubjectsAutomobiles--1910-1920. Corn--1920-1930. Croplands--1910-1920. Floods--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,269 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-205246

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