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- Fixing the Tire on an REO Automobile, 1900-1909 - Numerous tire blowouts plagued motorists on the poor roads of the early 20th century. The man in this photograph is either removing a tire for repair or replacing an already repaired tire. The REO Motor Car Company was a Lansing, Michigan-based company that began producing cars in 1905.
- 1912
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Fixing the Tire on an REO Automobile, 1900-1909
Numerous tire blowouts plagued motorists on the poor roads of the early 20th century. The man in this photograph is either removing a tire for repair or replacing an already repaired tire. The REO Motor Car Company was a Lansing, Michigan-based company that began producing cars in 1905.
- Ford Model T Parked by Farmhouse, Cherry Hill, Michigan, 1921 - The Ford Model T became a common sight on American farms in the 1920s. It was the first automobile big enough, good enough, and cheap enough for most families, and it was also versatile enough and dependable enough for daily farm life. Farmers could convert Model Ts into tractors or use their rear axles to power agricultural machinery.
- November 04, 1921
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Ford Model T Parked by Farmhouse, Cherry Hill, Michigan, 1921
The Ford Model T became a common sight on American farms in the 1920s. It was the first automobile big enough, good enough, and cheap enough for most families, and it was also versatile enough and dependable enough for daily farm life. Farmers could convert Model Ts into tractors or use their rear axles to power agricultural machinery.
- The Waterfront of Seattle, Washington, 1902 - For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America. This image shows steamboats and piers at the seaport city of Seattle, Washington.
- 1902
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The Waterfront of Seattle, Washington, 1902
For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America. This image shows steamboats and piers at the seaport city of Seattle, Washington.
- Tacoma, Washington and Mount Rainier, 1890-1910 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America. Here, Mount Rainier looms behind the city of Tacoma on Washington's Puget Sound.
- 1890-1910
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Tacoma, Washington and Mount Rainier, 1890-1910
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America. Here, Mount Rainier looms behind the city of Tacoma on Washington's Puget Sound.
- Waterfront at Toledo, Ohio, 1900-1910 - For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this panoramic image of Toledo, Ohio. With canal and railroad connections, the city was an important seaport along Lake Erie.
- 1900-1910
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Waterfront at Toledo, Ohio, 1900-1910
For nearly thirty years, 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this panoramic image of Toledo, Ohio. With canal and railroad connections, the city was an important seaport along Lake Erie.
- Cars Parked on Lakeside Road, Michigan, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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Cars Parked on Lakeside Road, Michigan, circa 1930
- Cliff House, San Francisco, California, circa 1905 - Millionaire and future San Francisco mayor Adolf Sutro opened this French chateau-inspired building in 1896. San Franciscans could dine, dance, or explore exhibit galleries in this elegant meeting place -- all while enjoying a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows the Cliff House from Ocean Beach.
- circa 1905
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Cliff House, San Francisco, California, circa 1905
Millionaire and future San Francisco mayor Adolf Sutro opened this French chateau-inspired building in 1896. San Franciscans could dine, dance, or explore exhibit galleries in this elegant meeting place -- all while enjoying a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows the Cliff House from Ocean Beach.
- Sightseeing in Open Tourist Carriages, circa 1900 - Around the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Americans planned sightseeing vacations. They set aside time to simply look at things, often booking tours that transported them into foreign landscapes. Perched atop these horse-drawn carriages, sightseers could absorb their surroundings and transcend the commonplace realities of their lives back home.
- circa 1900
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Sightseeing in Open Tourist Carriages, circa 1900
Around the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Americans planned sightseeing vacations. They set aside time to simply look at things, often booking tours that transported them into foreign landscapes. Perched atop these horse-drawn carriages, sightseers could absorb their surroundings and transcend the commonplace realities of their lives back home.
- Loaded Wagon on a City Street, circa 1895 - Before automobiles became practical, America relied on horses and horse-drawn vehicles to move people, freight, money, and information to places railroads and waterways didn't go. This photograph shows a team of working horses hitched to a loaded wagon.
- circa 1895
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Loaded Wagon on a City Street, circa 1895
Before automobiles became practical, America relied on horses and horse-drawn vehicles to move people, freight, money, and information to places railroads and waterways didn't go. This photograph shows a team of working horses hitched to a loaded wagon.
- Stone Walkway or Plaza, circa 1930 - "Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Building at Chicago's 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition. Visitors to this attraction rode new Ford vehicles through reproductions of historic and modern roadways. To construct a realistic, immersive experience, crews used reference photographs -- like this one -- to recreate sections of 21 different "Roads of the World."
- circa 1930
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Stone Walkway or Plaza, circa 1930
"Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Building at Chicago's 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition. Visitors to this attraction rode new Ford vehicles through reproductions of historic and modern roadways. To construct a realistic, immersive experience, crews used reference photographs -- like this one -- to recreate sections of 21 different "Roads of the World."