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[Glidden Tour Parade at Belle Isle] – Antique Wall Art

[Glidden Tour Parade at Belle Isle], c1909. — historic photograph
[Glidden Tour Parade at Belle Isle], c1909.. Historic photograph from the Parades 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 [Glidden Tour Parade at Belle Isle] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This panoramic view shows a line of automobiles on Belle Isle, the island park in the Detroit River, during the Glidden Tour. The tour was an early reliability contest for touring cars, named for Charles Jasper Glidden, and its stops drew crowds eager to see the new machines. The long 10-by-48-inch format suits a scene like this, where a procession of cars stretches across the frame. The print was registered for copyright in July 1909 by Peninsular Engraving Co. of Detroit, which places it in the same moment when automobiles were moving from novelty toward everyday use.

Created / publishedc1909.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 10 x 48 in.
GenrePanoramic photographs.Gelatin silver prints.
NotesJ129895 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Peninsular Engraving Co.; July 12, 1909. Title derived from copyright deposit records. Copyright claimant's address: Detroit, Mich.
SubjectsParades & processions. Automobiles. Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.)United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,680 × 1,096 px · prints to 16 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-199167

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