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Early automobiles - Novai︠a︡ gostinit︠s︡a. Gagry

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A hotel with chauffeur driven automobile parked in front.

Public domain photograph of hotel resort, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The automobile was first invented and perfected in Germany and France in the late 1890s. Americans quickly came to dominate the automotive industry after WWI. Throughout this initial era, the development of automotive technology was rapid. Hundreds of small manufacturers competing to gain the world's attention. Key developments included the electric ignition system, independent suspension, and four-wheel brakes. Transmissions and throttle controls were widely adopted and safety glass also made its debut. Henry Ford perfected mass-production techniques, and Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler emerged as the “Big Three” auto companies by the 1920s. Car manufacturers received enormous orders from the military during World War II, and afterward automobile production in the United States, Europe, and Japan soared.

The Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection features color photographic surveys of the vast Russian Empire made between ca. 1905 and 1915. Frequent subjects among the 2,607 distinct images include people, religious architecture, historic sites, industry and agriculture, public works construction, scenes along water and railway transportation routes, and views of villages and cities. An active photographer and scientist, Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) undertook most of his ambitious color documentary project from 1909 to 1915. The Library of Congress purchased the collection from the photographer's sons in 1948.

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01/01/1905
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Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1863-1944, photographer
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caucasus
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication. For additional information on commercial use, see "Prokudin-Gorskii...," http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/res/237_prok.html

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