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Auto polo (LOC)

OUch!
Fake steam.
Fake steam.
Nissan?
is a date? what number is this?
Photoshop did not exist back in 1920 and the LOC does not allow touchups.
Auto polo (LOC) by The Library of Congress.
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Auto polo

[between 1910 and 1915]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11114

Call Number: LC-B2- 2473-10 
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Shenanigan Kid  Pro User  says:

Fun !
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Mal the Dsturbd Citizn says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Mal's Best of the Best, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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wondermade  Pro User  says:

Favorite of the day! So good.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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djmark1972  Pro User  says:

they need to bring this sport back!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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kparrish  Pro User  says:

This looks fun, I want to play! But I want a helmet.
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sakraft1  Pro User  says:

Awesome!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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Zzzzt!Zzzzt!  Pro User  says:

Wow!! These are so wild!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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garww  Pro User  says:

I'll have whatever they're having, bartender.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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cbellh47  Pro User  says:

I'm loving these old photos.

Looks like the pictures explain why the sport never took off.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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Nils.Dougan  Pro User  says:

Auto Polo? Haha. I never knew the sport existed.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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Katy Silberger  Pro User  says:

This effectively illustrates why auto polo is a bad idea. Thank you for posting these wonderful photos.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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Fanny Brown Rice  Pro User  says:

Hi, LOC, I love these auto polo photos! I had no idea. I'm an admin for a group calledtruTV.com, and we'd love to have this added to the group -- if you do that sort of thing! Thanks and rock on Library of Congress!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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danisse  Pro User  says:

Wow. That looks totally safe.

D:
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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2nihon  Pro User  says:

Yeah! Safety equipment? Nah, we don't need it.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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sophie.z.j. says:

LOVE this photo! Thankyou LOC - you made my day!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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sheevey  Pro User  says:

my car!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

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Bookshelf Boyfriend says:

Great photo!
We've used it to illustrate our Guide to car insurance.
Thanks for the CC LOC - we have great fun looking through your archives!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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Howard33  Pro User  says:

Today, even with higher speeds, motor sports are safer.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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Slesia says:

great crash! ohi ohi ohi
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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hhlavaty13 says:

I've never heard of auto polo so this is amazing. I can't imagine doing anything like it. I wonder how much damage the cars received in just one match? With my luck I would get thrown out of the auto and run over by the other one. Way to dangerous for me.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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