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Two men in a racing automobile – Vintage Print

Two men in a racing automobile, n/a — historic photograph
Two men in a racing automobile, n/a. 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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Step back in time with Two men in a racing automobile, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Two men sit close together in the cramped body of a racing automobile, a scene captured on a 5 by 7 inch glass negative. The title was supplied by a cataloger, so the record does not name the men, the car, the race, or the date. The picture belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress. Bain's news service in New York sold photographs to newspapers in the early 20th century, when motor racing drew large crowds and frequent press coverage. Pictures from that trade often served as quick visual records of the sport's drivers and machines, so the plate is worth reading as an example of how the newswire photographed early automobiles.

Created / publishedn/a
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch five loaded.
SourceLibrary of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
Original scan5,773 × 4,160 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-BNN-24197

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