Edwardian family touring car UK street scene antique 1910 - Original Photo

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View Edwardian family touring car UK street scene antique 1910 - Original Photo with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Surface, tonality, and wear are consistent with an original early 20th century print made from the negative within a few years of exposure, so this is best classified as a Type 1 original photo, printed c1910. An original 4x3" antique photo from an album of antique photos from 1890-1910 that we acquired from the UK estate of the Billie Love Historical Collection. * We always automatically combine orders for shipping, so add as many photos as you’d like to your order! Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery. Photo Overview A smartly dressed Edwardian family poses in an open touring car with registration plate LB 3237, the chauffeur at the wheel and three ladies and a child in wide-brimmed hats and light summer clothing, stopped on a quiet tree-lined residential street outside a substantial brick and stone house with wrought-iron gates, c.1910 in the UK. The soft sepia tones and period motorcar capture an early motoring scene at a time when owning such a vehicle signaled wealth and social status, making this an appealing antique automobile and social history photograph. In 1910 Britain had barely 150,000 cars on the road, and registration plates such as the LB series were introduced only a few years earlier as licensing became compulsory, so images like this document the very beginning of private motoring and suburban prosperity. Early touring cars of this style were often chauffeur-driven and used for Sunday outings and country drives, offering a glimpse into the lifestyle of upper-middle-class Edwardian families just before World War 1 dramatically changed society; owning this photograph lets you hold that quiet, privileged moment in your hands, so add it to your collection today before another motoring enthusiast does. Text Present Front - license plate on car radiator: "LB 3237" Back - handwritten in pencil at right: "1910" Print analysis: Gelatin silver sepia-toned print on period photographic paper, with heavy glue and paper residue on the reverse indicating it was once mounted in an album; the handwritten "1910" date matches the clothing, car design, and early British registration style. Surface, tonality, and wear are consistent with an original early 20th century print made from the negative within a few years of exposure, so this is best classified as a Type 1 original photo, printed c1910. Condition : Photo is in fair to excellent antique condition. Category: Collectibles › Photographic Images › Photographs.