Completed product of a great automobile factory ready for delivery, Detroit, Mich. – Vintage 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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This rare historic photograph captures Completed product of a great automobile factory ready for delivery, Detroit, Mich. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Completed product of a great automobile factory ready for delivery, Detroit, Mich.
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Finished cars roll out of the final stage of a Detroit auto plant in this stereograph, which pairs two nearly identical views to create a three-dimensional effect when viewed through a stereoscope. Keystone View Company of Meadville, Pennsylvania, issued the card in 1917, during a period when Detroit was becoming the center of the American automobile industry and assembly lines were turning out vehicles in growing numbers. Stereocards like this one were sold as parlor entertainment and educational tools, offering viewers a way to tour distant factories and cities from home. The image captures the industry at a moment of rapid expansion, just before the wartime demands of 1917 and 1918 reshaped manufacturing across the country.
| Created / published | Meadville, Pa. : Keystone View Company, manufacturers, publishers, 1917. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J224159 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 22162. |
| Subjects | Automobiles--Michigan--Detroit--1910-1920. Automobile industry--Michigan--Detroit--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,308 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-183741 |
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