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[Four men in automobile, on snow-covered street, on the New York to San Francisco leg of the 1908 New York to Paris automobile race] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Four men in automobile, on snow-covered street, on the New York to San Francisco leg of the 1908 New York to Paris automobile race], [1900] — historic photograph
[Four men in automobile, on snow-covered street, on the New York to San Francisco leg of the 1908 New York to Paris automobile race], [1900]. 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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[Four men in automobile, on snow-covered street, on the New York to San Francisco leg of the 1908 New York to Paris automobile race] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Snow covers the street in this view of four men seated in an automobile during the New York to San Francisco leg of the 1908 New York to Paris race, which carried its entrants across the American West in midwinter. The photograph was made by Spooner and Wells, Inc., of New York. Its catalog date of 1900 comes eight years before the race, so it likely reflects a cataloging estimate rather than the day the picture was taken. The men and the rough winter road are worth a close look, since they show how hard cross-country motoring was before paved highways.

Created / published[1900]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesPhoto by Spooner and Wells, Inc., New York.
SubjectsNew York to Paris Race, 1908. Automobiles--United States--1900-1910. Automobile racing--United States--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,281 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-188368

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