The automobile was first invented and perfected in Germany and France in the late 1800s, though Americans quickly came to dominate the automotive industry in the first half of the twentieth century. Henry Ford innovated mass-production techniques that became standard, and Ford, General Motors and Chrysler emerged as the “Big Three” auto companies by the 1920s.
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| Two dapper chaps posing with an Opel 4/12 PS in a graveled drive. circa 1925 |
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| A company of five posing with an Opel 9/25 PS Open Tourer in an Alpine setting. |
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| A fellow posing in the driver's seat of a Steiger 10/50 PS Tourenwagen on a gravel road in the countryside. |
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| Two ladies in summer dresses and a fellow wearing a suit and tie posing with a Ford Model T in a suburban street, circa 1925 |
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| A cheerful couple dressed in tennis gear posing with an Opel 14/48 PS in summertime. |
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| A dapper fellow posing in the driver's seat of a 1926 Dodge Brothers Touring Convertible in an exotic location. He is wearing a white suit and a flat cap, April 18, 1927 |
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| A dapper fellow posing on the running board of a 1926 Willys-Knight Great Six Roadster in an exotic location. He is wearing a white shirt, white slacks, and brogue-type shoes, December 1927 |
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| A dapper fellow posing with a 1926 Dodge Brothers Touring Convertible in an exotic location. The photo was taken on a road trip to Modjokerto in March 1927 |
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| A dapper fellow posing with a 1926 Willys-Knight Great Six Roadster in an exotic location. He is wearing a white shirt, white slacks, a flat cap, and brogue-type shoes. The photo was taken during the east monsoon in November 1927 |
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| A dapper fellow posing with a 1928 Ford Model A Roadster in the gravelled drive of a private home. |
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| A dapper fellow posing with an Opel 4/16 PS on a cobbled country road. |
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| Five dapper fellows posing with a 1926-27 Oldsmobile Six Touring in an unpaved village street in wintertime. |
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| A blonde lady and two dapper fellows posing with an ancient automobile on the bank of the River Rhine in summertime. Lorelei Rock can be seen in the background. The print is dated "August 1928" on reverse |
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| A company of five posing with a Chrysler "70" Phaeton in the countryside |
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| A dapper fellow posing with a Ford Model A in an exotic location. He is wearing a light-colored double-breasted suit, a matching hat, and brogue-type shoes. |
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| A fellow wearing a three-piece suit and an elegant lady in a knee-length dress posing with a Steyr XII in the countryside. |
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| A lady and two gents posing with a 1926 Buick Sedan, circa 1928 |
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| A middle-aged couple posing with a Zbrojovka Z-18 on a gravel road in the countryside. |
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| A middle-aged lady and two dapper fellows posing with an Erskine Six Sedan on the bank of the River Rhine in summertime. The gents are wearing three-piece suits and smoking cigars. Lorelei Rock can be seen in the background, circa 1928 |
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| A young lady in a checkered dress and two dapper fellows posing with an Opel 10/40 PS in the countryside, circa 1928 |
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| Two couples posing with an ancient automobile on the bank of the River Rhine in summertime. Lorelei Rock can be seen in the background, circa 1928 |
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| Two fashionable couples posing on the running board of a Brennabor ASK 12/55 PS Cabriolet on a cobbled country road. The words "Sommer 1928" (summer 1928) are handwritten on reverse |
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| Two fashionable couples posing with a 1928 Essex Super Six Coach at a filling station in an avenue lined with chestnut trees, circa 1928 |
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| Two ladies and two gents posing with a Wanderer 6/30 PS Typ W 10/IV on a cold winter's day, circa 1928 |
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| Two middle-aged men and a young lady in a fur-collared coat posing with an Opel 10/40 PS on a snow-covered road in the countryside. |
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| A company of three posing with a 1928 Ford Model A Roadster on a dirt road in the countryside. The words "Malang – April 1929" are handwritten on reverse. |
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| A fashionable lady in an elaborate fur coat posing with a Mercedes-Benz 8/38 PS Typ Stuttgart 200 in the countryside. A dapper fellow can be seen behind the wheel of this car, registered in the formerly Bavarian Palatinate, circa 1929 |
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| A fashionable lady posing with a 1929 Essex Challenger Six Convertible Coupe on an unpaved country road. The vehicle is registered with Dutch licence plates from the province of Noord-Holland, circa 1929 |
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| A fellow with a flat cap posing at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz Modell SS 27/160/200 PS, registered in the city of Bremen. The print is marked "23.9.1929" on reverse |
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| An elegant lady and two fellows posing with a Hanomag 2/10 PS. The words "Leipzig, den 18.6.1929" are handwritten on reverse. The car is registered in the Prussian province of Saxony |
