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John Jacob Astor in automobile [with chauffeur standing at rear of the automobile] – Antique Print

John Jacob Astor in automobile [with chauffeur standing at rear of the automobile], c1903. — historic photograph
John Jacob Astor in automobile [with chauffeur standing at rear of the automobile], c1903.. 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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A window into the past: John Jacob Astor in automobile [with chauffeur standing at rear of the automobile], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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John Jacob Astor in automobile [with chauffeur standing at rear of the automobile]

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Wealthy New Yorker John Jacob Astor IV sits in his automobile here, with a chauffeur standing at the rear of the vehicle. Around 1903, motoring was still a novelty and an expensive one, so owning a car and employing a driver signaled membership in the country's wealthiest social circles. Astor, a member of the prominent Astor family, was among the early wealthy men who embraced the automobile. The exact setting and vehicle are not confirmed in the record, so they are best read as approximate.

Created / publishedc1903.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsThis record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Chauffeurs and chauffering; BI; Automobiles--1903; Occupations; Shelf. Sources checked: MUMS.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,159 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-151914

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