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Tire tread marks pressed into sandy dirt – Historic Print

Tire tread marks pressed into sandy dirt — historic image
Tire tread marks pressed into sandy dirt. Historic image from the Tractors collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Step back in time with Tire tread marks pressed into sandy dirt, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Tire tread marks pressed into sandy dirt

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Tire tread marks pressed into sandy dirt is a close, almost abstract view of ground rather than machine, so the print rewards a slow look at the repeating lugs and the way loose sand holds each impression. Tractor pictures usually show the vehicle in full, which makes this one a useful counterpoint: the evidence of a tractor's work is recorded in the soil it crossed. Farm machinery of this period transformed how fields were plowed and hauled, and the marks left behind were a daily reminder of that change across rural America.

Original scan1,723 × 1,723 px · prints to 6 × 6 in at 300 dpi
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