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- Dunlap's Tow Truck with Wrecked Automobile, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1930 - Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Damage to wrecked vehicles -- which was sometimes beyond repair -- became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Dunlap's Tow Truck with Wrecked Automobile, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1930
Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Damage to wrecked vehicles -- which was sometimes beyond repair -- became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.