REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back – Vintage Wall Art
![REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back, [between 1900 and 1905] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8f/8fcbfc3a6abe-L.webp)
(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: REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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REO Mountaineer, New York to San Francisco and back
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The REO Mountaineer named in this record was an automobile, and its title describes a round trip from New York to San Francisco and back. Ransom E. Olds founded the REO company in 1904, so the plate dates from the firm's earliest years, when long-distance runs were a common way for automakers to show that their cars could handle rough roads. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this glass negative, produced views of American travel and scenery, and its plates were later given to the State Historical Society of Colorado in 1949.
| Created / published | [between 1900 and 1905] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 6.5 x 8.5 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. no. 060048. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 758 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-70744 |
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