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Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915 – Vintage Wall Art

Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915, 1915 — historic photograph
Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915, 1915. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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A window into the past: Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Auto races, Bennings, Md. [i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1915

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Automobile racing at Bennings, a track on the eastern side of Washington, D.C., is the subject of this 1915 glass negative. The grounds were better known for horse racing, so motorcars competing there show how quickly the automobile was winning public enthusiasm in the 1910s. The National Photo Company, which documented the capital extensively in those years, made and sold images like this one to newspapers and the public. The streaks and blemishes visible on the glass come from the natural deterioration of its original coating and are part of the object's age.

Created / published1915
Medium1 negative : glass ; 4 x 6 in.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle 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
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,272 × 4,306 px · prints to 21 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257200

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