Outstanding Style: 1½-ton International Trucks advertisement – Vintage Wall Art
(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 Outstanding Style: 1½-ton International Trucks advertisement, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Outstanding Style: 1½-ton International Trucks advertisement
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Lead with the unusual detail: this is an advertisement rather than a photograph of a working truck, and its subject is the 1½-ton International truck, a model that International Harvester built to haul freight for small businesses and farms. Trade advertisements of this kind were a standard way for manufacturers in the 1910s and 1920s to show a vehicle as dependable and well made, often with a bold headline praising its "outstanding" qualities. The ad reflects a time when motor trucks were replacing horse-drawn wagons on city and rural roads, and it is worth noticing how the text and artwork were meant to persuade buyers that a truck was a practical investment.
| Original scan | 715 × 947 px |
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| Reference | 815 |
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