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[2 men posed in automobile] – Historic Reproduction

[2 men posed in automobile], [ca. 1910?] — historic photograph
[2 men posed in automobile], [ca. 1910?]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [2 men posed in automobile] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Two men sit close together in the cabin of an open automobile, their postures stiff and formal in the manner of early studio-era portraiture, though the setting is the car itself. Around 1910 the motorcar was still a novelty for most households: cars were expensive, often hand-built, and driving required mechanical know-how, so being photographed in one signaled both wealth and a taste for the new. The record is thin on who the men were or where the picture was taken, but the composition is worth a closer look for its evidence of how early motorists presented themselves to the camera.

Created / published[ca. 1910?]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsThis record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Automobiles--ca. 1910; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,233 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-150653

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