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Auto races, Benning, Md.,[i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1917 – Antique Wall Art

Auto races, Benning, Md.,[i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1917, 1917 — historic photograph
Auto races, Benning, Md.,[i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1917, 1917. 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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Auto races, Benning, Md.,[i.e., Washington, D.C.], 1917

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Automobile races were held at Benning, a neighborhood in the northeast part of the District of Columbia, and this glass negative records one of those 1917 events. The record's title notes that the place name carries a Maryland label, but the site was within Washington itself. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that photographed the capital and its surroundings in the 1910s and 1920s. Early motor racing drew large crowds and showed how quickly the automobile was becoming a public spectacle, and the negative offers a glimpse of that shift.

Created / published1917
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
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 scan6,086 × 4,428 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257120

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