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Edward VII, King - a royal automobilist – Vintage Wall Art

Edward VII, King - a royal automobilist, c1902 May 19. — historic photograph
Edward VII, King - a royal automobilist, c1902 May 19.. 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 Edward VII, King - a royal automobilist in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Edward VII, King - a royal automobilist

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Here the king himself is the subject, shown in the role the title gives him: a royal automobilist. Edward VII reigned from January 1901, and by the time this print was made in 1902 he was already known as an enthusiastic early motorist, at a time when the motor car was still a novelty among the wealthy and was only beginning to be accepted on British roads. His public interest in motoring helped turn the automobile from a rich man's curiosity into a fashionable and respectable pursuit. The record's catalog card files it under automobiles, and the print is a useful look at how the monarchy was being presented to the public at the start of his reign.

Created / publishedc1902 May 19.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesH18621 U.S. Copyright Office. E. & J.B. Young & Co." This record contains unverified
Subjectsold data from caption card and item. Caption card tracings: Automobiles--[1902]; Photog. Index; BI; Shelf."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,134 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134969

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