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[Woman getting into back seat of car as chauffeur holds door, Washington, D.C., area] – Antique Wall Art

[Woman getting into back seat of car as chauffeur holds door, Washington, D.C., area], [1919] — historic photograph
[Woman getting into back seat of car as chauffeur holds door, Washington, D.C., area], [1919]. 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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Step back in time with [Woman getting into back seat of car as chauffeur holds door, Washington, D.C., area], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A woman in a long skirt and hat steps into the rear seat of a large automobile while a uniformed chauffeur holds the door open for her. The picture was taken in the Washington, D.C., area in 1919, a few years after the automobile had moved from novelty to everyday fixture for well-off households. It comes from the National Photo Company Collection, a body of commercial photographs made for newspapers and publicity work in the capital, so its staged polish reflects how the city's prosperous classes wanted to be seen. Worth noticing is the hired driver, a reminder that owning a car in that period often meant also employing someone to operate it.

Created / published[1919]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection.
SubjectsAutomobiles--Washington Metropolitan Area--1910-1920. Women--Social life--Washington Metropolitan Area--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,158 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168680

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