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Westcott automobiles at the Washington, D.C., auto show – Historic Reproduction

Westcott automobiles at the Washington, D.C., auto show, 1917 March 3-10. — historic photograph
Westcott automobiles at the Washington, D.C., auto show, 1917 March 3-10.. 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 Westcott automobiles at the Washington, D.C., auto show in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Westcott automobiles at the Washington, D.C., auto show

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Westcott cars, built by a Springfield, Ohio, manufacturer that sold touring cars and sedans to the middle market, are the subject of this picture, shown at Washington's auto show in the week of March 3 to 10, 1917. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that recorded Washington life and events for decades, made many such views, and its negatives now belong to the Library of Congress. Auto shows of the period let dealers display new models to prospective buyers, and this one opened only weeks before the United States entered World War I in April 1917, when automobile production and sales were about to be shaped by the war effort.

Created / published1917 March 3-10.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Business Activities. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in SPF - Automobiles--Showrooms. Caption card tracings: Washington, D.C. -- Misc. -- 1917; Photog. I.; Automobiles -- 1917; Autos. -- 1917; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,209 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138087

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