New cars--Pictures of twelve 1959 automobiles just placed on the market by American manufacturers are shown on this page – Antique Wall Art
(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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New cars--Pictures of twelve 1959 automobiles just placed on the market by American manufacturers are shown on this page comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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New cars--Pictures of twelve 1959 automobiles just placed on the market by American manufacturers are shown on this page
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Rather than a single car, this print gathers twelve 1959 automobiles on one page of the October 28, 1958, issue of *Look* magazine, introducing the new models American manufacturers had just released. The 1959 model year is remembered for its dramatic styling, with long bodies, bright chrome, and sweeping tail fins. Mass-circulation magazines such as *Look* were a major way for readers to preview each fall's new cars before visiting a showroom, and this color halftone spread captures that moment of anticipation.
| Created / published | 1958 Oct. 28. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1950-1960.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1950-1960. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Look, 1958 Oct. 28, p. 73. |
| Subjects | Automobiles--1950-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,163 × 1,461 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216608 |
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