Oldsmobile – Vintage Photo Print
![Oldsmobile, [ca. 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c9/c924ce01d807-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
This historic photograph of Oldsmobile brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The subject of this glass negative is an Oldsmobile, one of the earliest American automobile brands, which was built in Lansing, Michigan, from the late 1890s and became part of General Motors in 1908. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio in Washington, D.C., made large numbers of negatives of this kind around 1920, so the picture reflects how automobiles were documented for publication and commerce in that period. The title comes from unverified notes on the negative sleeve, so the car's exact model and setting are uncertain. Visible streaks and blemishes are typical of aging in the original glass coatings.
| Created / published | [ca. 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 | 7,105 × 5,423 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-258642 |
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