Motor cycle races, Laurel, Md., Nov. 25, 1915 – Antique Photo Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Motor cycle races, Laurel, Md., Nov. 25, 1915. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Motor cycle races, Laurel, Md., Nov. 25, 1915
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Motor cycle races at Laurel, Maryland, took place on November 25, 1915, and this glass negative records the event on a small 4 by 6 inch plate from the National Photo Company. The company was a Washington, D.C., firm that photographed news events, public figures and everyday life in the region during the early twentieth century, and its collection now sits at the Library of Congress. Motorcycle racing was a popular spectacle in the 1910s, drawing crowds to county fairgrounds and dirt tracks. The plate's surface shows streaks and blemishes from the natural deterioration of its original coating, which is worth noticing when viewing the image.
| Created / published | 1915 November 25. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 |
| Subjects | United States--Maryland--Laurel. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,192 × 4,319 px · prints to 21 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-257143 |
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