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[Man and woman, in automobile, in the Washington, D.C., area] – Antique Wall Art

[Man and woman, in automobile, in the Washington, D.C., area], [between 1920 and 1930] — historic photograph
[Man and woman, in automobile, in the Washington, D.C., area], [between 1920 and 1930]. Historic photograph from the Automobiles 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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A window into the past: [Man and woman, in automobile, in the Washington, D.C., area], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Man and woman, in automobile, in the Washington, D.C., area]

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This picture shows a man and a woman posed together inside an automobile somewhere in the Washington, D.C., area, a setting that was becoming common in the 1920s as cars moved from novelty to everyday transportation. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio active in the capital in the early twentieth century, made many such pictures of local residents and street life, and its negatives were later deposited with the Library of Congress. Because the record does not name the couple or the exact location, the photograph is most useful for what it shows of the period: the car as a place for leisure, display, and social outings.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection.
SubjectsAutomobiles--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. City & town life--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-185761

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