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[Automobiles on display during International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany] – Historic Reproduction

[Automobiles on display during International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany], [1955] — historic photograph
[Automobiles on display during International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany], [1955]. 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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[Automobiles on display during International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany]

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Frankfurt hosted one of postwar Europe's major auto shows, and this 1955 photograph captures the cars on display there as West Germany's economy was rebuilding quickly. The International Automobile Exhibition, later known as the IAA, gave manufacturers a stage to show new models to the public, dealers, and the press. The photograph came from World Wide Photo, a news agency that supplied images to newspapers and magazines, so it was likely meant for publication alongside coverage of the event. Its subject headings, which cover both automobiles and merchandise displays, point to a view of how the cars were arranged for visitors as much as the vehicles themselves.

Created / published[1955]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1950-1960.
NotesWorld Wide Photo. No. FK C 2183. From the collections of Encyclopedia Britannica.
SubjectsAutomobiles--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--1950-1960. Merchandise displays--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--1950-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,282 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-192252

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