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Speed, Dust, and Freedom
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 92 x 122 cm. or less.
Reflect
What freedom or possibility do you associate with owning a car—or what would you drive toward?
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The Automobile Arrives The first mass-produced cars appeared around 1900, but remained expensive and unreliable. By 1906, they had become faster and more dependable, yet still cost more than the average American worker earned in a year. Advertisers seized on the car's glamour and power to appeal to the wealthy and aspirational middle class.
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A Dream for Tomorrow For most families in 1906, this poster was pure fantasy—something to admire but never own. Yet it shaped how people imagined their future. Within a decade, Henry Ford's assembly line would make cars affordable for ordinary workers, and the automobile would remake American towns, jobs, courtship, and family life forever.
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Rights: No known restrictions on publication. For information see: "Popular Graphic Arts," https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.248.pga