Four Men Wearing Motoring Clothes, 1905-1910
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Early automobiles were very expensive toys used for leisure travel and recreation. The wealthy people who owned and drove them dressed practically and fashionably, wearing driving clothes that protected from dust, mud, bugs, and weather while announcing them as well-to-do motorists. These men wear driving hats and long overcoats called dusters.
Early automobiles were very expensive toys used for leisure travel and recreation. The wealthy people who owned and drove them dressed practically and fashionably, wearing driving clothes that protected from dust, mud, bugs, and weather while announcing them as well-to-do motorists. These men wear driving hats and long overcoats called dusters.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1905-1910
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1859.87
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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