Car - Showroom - Built to stand up 1942 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
Title
Car - Showroom - Built to stand up 1942 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Hand colored photo from 1942, Nov
Original title: Showroom of the Pierson Motor Company
Photographed by: Marjory Collins
Location: 28 West Main Street, Lititz, PA
This is the showroom of Pierson Motor Company, owned by Al Pierson (right), who is showing his one second-hand car to a local farmer. Before the war, the showroom always featured three brand new cars. Now, he primarily repairs cars in his garage. Al earns enough to cover taxes and pay his mechanics, but to make ends meet, he also took a defense job at a cork company and serves as an air raid warden, spending four hours a week as an airplane spotter.
The fate of his company after the war is unknown. Today, this location houses a fire station, and the homes across the street have been replaced by a parking lot.
There weren't many two-toned cars, but a few existed, including red and gray and blue and beige. I could have chosen either combination. The small sign behind the farmer was sepia for some reason, serving as their catalog, though the cars inside were in color. The two small bird cages contained spark plugs as part of an advertisement, though it looks like there's a bird inside one of them. There were many shadows and highlights from multiple flashes, which I removed as they were quite confusing.
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July 14th, 2024
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