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Semmes Motor Co., [Washington, D.C.]; Turville car – Historic Print

Semmes Motor Co., [Washington, D.C.]; Turville car, [between 1918 and 1928] — historic photograph
Semmes Motor Co., [Washington, D.C.]; Turville car, [between 1918 and 1928]. 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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Semmes Motor Co., [Washington, D.C.]; Turville car comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Semmes Motor Co., [Washington, D.C.]; Turville car

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What sets this negative apart is its subject, the Semmes Motor Co. and a car identified as a Turville, though that title comes from unverified data written on the negative or its sleeve. The glass plate dates from between 1918 and 1928, when the automobile was becoming a familiar part of daily life in Washington, D.C. It belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, whose photographers recorded the city's streets, buildings and businesses in these years. Streaks and other blemishes on the glass come from deterioration of its original coatings, and they are visible across the image.

Created / published[between 1918 and 1928]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
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 seven.
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,389 × 5,159 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-262631

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