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[Early model automobiles on highway, Kansas City, Missouri] – Antique Wall Art

[Early model automobiles on highway, Kansas City, Missouri], [192-(?)] — historic photograph
[Early model automobiles on highway, Kansas City, Missouri], [192-(?)]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Early model automobiles on highway, Kansas City, Missouri]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Early cars on a Kansas City highway give this picture its particular interest, with convertibles from the 1920s sharing the road with older designs. The record dates it only to the 192- decade, so the exact year is uncertain. It belongs to the Wittemann Collection at the Library of Congress. The United States adopted a numbered federal highway system in 1926, and cities like Kansas City were paving and widening routes to handle growing traffic, so the scene captures the period when the automobile was reshaping city streets.

Created / published[192-(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesNo. 1254. Wittemann Collection.
SubjectsConvertible automobiles--Missouri--Kansas City--1920-1930. Roads--Missouri--Kansas City--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,277 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-187297

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