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Steuarts Garage – Historic Photo Reproduction

Steuarts Garage, [ca. 1920] — historic photograph
Steuarts Garage, [ca. 1920]. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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 Steuarts Garage. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Steuarts Garage is the name the National Photo Company gave this glass negative, though that title is unverified, so the exact location and proprietor remain uncertain. Around 1920, as automobile ownership spread quickly across the country, neighborhood garages like this one served as repair shops, fueling stops and gathering places for drivers. The 8 by 6 inch plate came to the Library of Congress as a gift from Herbert A. French in 1947, and its streaks and blemishes come from natural deterioration of the original coatings, which is worth noticing when studying the image.

Created / published[ca. 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan7,113 × 5,561 px · prints to 24 × 19 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-258705

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