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[Exhibits at an unidentified auto show, probably in Washington, D.C., Chrysler convertible in foreground] – Historic Print

[Exhibits at an unidentified auto show, probably in Washington, D.C., Chrysler convertible in foreground], [ca. 1920] — historic photograph
[Exhibits at an unidentified auto show, probably in Washington, D.C., Chrysler convertible in foreground], [ca. 1920]. Historic photograph from the Automobiles collection.

(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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[Exhibits at an unidentified auto show, probably in Washington, D.C., Chrysler convertible in foreground]

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A convertible Chrysler sits in the foreground of this view, with the rest of the show floor receding behind it, which sets it apart from other automobile displays in the collection. The record places the exhibit probably in Washington, D.C., but does not name the hall. The National Photo Company was a commercial studio that photographed the capital and its events for more than two decades, and its pictures show how car shows were staged in the years after the First World War, when automobiles were becoming an everyday consumer purchase.

Created / published[ca. 1920]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Business Activities. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Formerly in SPF - Automobiles--Showroom. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Automobile industry - ca. 1920; Automobiles -- ca. 1920; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,244 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-137969

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