Oldsmobile truck, Emmert Bros. – Vintage Photo Print
![Oldsmobile truck, Emmert Bros., [ca. 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/97/97baa1f21178-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.)
Description
A window into the past: Oldsmobile truck, Emmert Bros., preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Oldsmobile truck, Emmert Bros.
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A truck carrying the Oldsmobile name and the business label Emmert Bros. is the subject of this glass negative, which sets it apart from the other vehicle views on the board. The title comes from unverified information the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve, so the firm's identity and the truck's exact use remain uncertain. Oldsmobile, founded in Lansing, Michigan, in 1897, was one of the early American automakers, and by about 1920 commercial trucks were becoming a common sight on city streets and in company yards. The negative shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of its original coating, which affects how the image reads.
| Created / published | [ca. 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 7,202 × 5,553 px · prints to 24 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-258361 |
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