K & W Tire Co. Rainier truck – Vintage Wall Art
![K & W Tire Co. Rainier truck, [1919 or 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b0/b01e6308efab-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
Step back in time with K & W Tire Co. Rainier truck, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
K & W Tire Co. Rainier truck
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The title names K & W Tire Co. and a Rainier truck, so the picture ties a motor vehicle to a tire dealer, a commercial link that was common as trucks spread in the late 1910s. The glass negative comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., studio that recorded city life and commerce in the early twentieth century. Its date of about 1919 or 1920 is an estimate based on negatives in the same range, and the streaks and blemishes across the glass come from the original coatings deteriorating over time. Herbert A. French gave the plate to the Library of Congress in 1947.
| Created / published | [1919 or 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 | 6,881 × 5,351 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-258210 |
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