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Auto races, Rockville Fair, 8/25/23 – Vintage Wall Art

Auto races, Rockville Fair, 8/25/23, [19]23 August 25. — historic photograph
Auto races, Rockville Fair, 8/25/23, [19]23 August 25.. Historic photograph from the National Photo Company 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 historic photograph of Auto races, Rockville Fair, 8/25/23 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Auto races, Rockville Fair, 8/25/23

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Auto races at the Rockville Fair, photographed on August 25, 1923, give this glass negative a specific setting: a county fair where motor racing drew crowds in the early 1920s. The National Photo Company, a Washington commercial studio that documented the capital region and beyond, made the negative, and it was later donated to the Library of Congress by Herbert A. French in 1947. Glass plates like this one were the standard medium of the era, and the faint streaks and blemishes visible across the surface come from the natural deterioration of the original coatings over the decades.

Created / published[19]23 August 25.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on negative or negative sleeve. 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 two.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,276 × 4,233 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-238686

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