The automobile was a startling novelty in the first decades of the twentieth century. Would the smoke-belching, dangerous contraptions become a part of American life? Riding the roads on wheels became an overnight sensation. Ads and magazine covers for the new vehicles filled the popular media and illustrated the new motor cars in all their glory. Here’s a picture gallery of some of my favorites.
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- 1912 Pierce Arrow Motor Car advertisement – Artist: John Sheridan
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- 1909 Peerless Motor Car Advertisment
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- 1911 Harper’s Weekly – Artist: Frank Craig
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- 1911 Harper’s Weekly – Artist: W.H.D. Koerner
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- 1911 Harper’s Weekly – Artist: W.H.D. Koerner
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- 1913 Harper’s Weekly – Artist: Edwin Bayha
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- 1911 Harper’s Weekly – Artist: W.H.D. Koerner
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- 1913 Harper’s Weekly – Artist: John A. Coughlin
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- 1913 Harper’s Weekly – Artist: John A. Coughlin
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- 1910 Harper’s Weekly. Artist: Peter Newell
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- 1910 Harper’s Weekly. Artist: W.H.D. Koerner
