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Early steam automobile presented to Smithsonian / Underwood & Underwood, Washington. – Antique Print

Early steam automobile presented to Smithsonian / Underwood & Underwood, Washington., 1928 — historic photograph
Early steam automobile presented to Smithsonian / Underwood & Underwood, Washington., 1928. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Early steam automobile presented to Smithsonian / Underwood & Underwood, Washington. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Early steam automobile presented to Smithsonian / Underwood & Underwood, Washington.

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This 1928 Underwood & Underwood photograph records the presentation of an early steam automobile to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The record names Carl W. Mitman, a curator at the U.S. National Museum, and Paul Garber, who later became known for his work on the Smithsonian's aviation and transportation collections. Steam cars were common on American roads around 1900, before gasoline engines and electric starters pushed them aside, so a surviving example was a notable addition to the national collections. Group portraits from the 1920s often placed people beside the object being honored, and this one follows that pattern.

Created / published1928
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1920-1930.Group portraits 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesNo. 64717RU.
SubjectsMitman, Carl W. Garber, Paul. Automobiles--Washington (D.C.)--1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,269 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-193009

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