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Washington, D.C., in 1918. "Fifteenth Street." Motoring past the Treasury Building with chains on. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
The car in the foreground (with one tire chain) is a 1917/18 Ford Model T Town Car, essentially a Fliver Limousine, I never understood who would buy a car with such obvious pretensions. Perhaps it was early enough in the era of motordom that simply owning an automobile was impressive enough.
Note the service star in the back window of that runabout.
that our Treasury has been on a slippery slope for a long time.
Looks like our friend in the back here is saving some dough. Only has a chain on one rear wheel.
No question, the people dressed better.
Which one of these guys ended up on the back of the $10 bill?
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