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[Men assembling automobile parts at an auto school in Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[Men assembling automobile parts at an auto school in Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1922] — historic photograph
[Men assembling automobile parts at an auto school in Washington, D.C.], [ca. 1922]. 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 [Men assembling automobile parts at an auto school in Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Men training to work on cars at a Washington, D.C. auto school, photographed around 1922, show how quickly motor vehicles were moving from novelty to everyday trade. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented Washington life for decades, made this print as part of a large body of city views. Vocational schools like this one prepared returning veterans and young workers for jobs in the growing repair shops and garages that kept the city's automobiles running. The scene offers a useful glimpse of how hands-on mechanical training was taught in the early 1920s, before automotive instruction became standard in public schools.

Created / published[ca. 1922]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection. No. F82-7189. Missing from LOT, 1/10/95
SubjectsVocational education--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. Men--Education--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. Mechanics (Persons)--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930. Automobiles--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,112 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-159627

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