[The Autobahn with service station and view of the countryside] / Dr. Wolf Strache. – Historic Photograph Print
![[The Autobahn with service station and view of the countryside] / Dr. Wolf Strache., [between 1936 and 1939] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/da/dab42a2ba4e6-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.)
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This historic photograph of [The Autobahn with service station and view of the countryside] / Dr. Wolf Strache. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[The Autobahn with service station and view of the countryside] / Dr. Wolf Strache.
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Few subjects in this collection look as much like modern infrastructure as this view of a motorway stop with open countryside beyond it. The Reich's Autobahn network began construction in 1933, and by the mid-1930s the government promoted these divided highways as a showcase of public works and engineering. Roadside service stations were built alongside them for drivers. The photograph is dated between 1936 and 1939 and was made by Dr. Wolf Strache. It is filed among material on physical training and civilian and military fitness in Germany, a placement that invites viewers to consider how the road was presented as part of the wider national emphasis on movement and mobility.
| Created / published | [between 1936 and 1939] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1930-1940. |
| Notes | In: Physical training, military and civilian, in Germany, 1932-1943, folder 3, subfolder C. |
| Subjects | Express highways--Germany--1930-1940. Automobile service stations--Germany--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,246 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-204694 |
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