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Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)

Early Horseless Carriage RPPC c.1900 | Tiller-Steered Auto, Aurora IN Photographer

Early Horseless Carriage RPPC c.1900 | Tiller-Steered Auto, Aurora IN Photographer

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AT A GLANCE

Type:
Standard Size Postcard (3 ½” x 5 ½”)
Subject:
Horseless carriage, early automobile
Style:
Early Automotive; Turn-of-the-Century
Era:
Turn of the Century (1890 - 1915)
Circa:
1900 - 1910
Print type:
Silver gelatin real photo (CYKO paper)
Condition:
Very good-excellent (VG-EX)
Color:
Sepia-toned (black-and-white photograph)
Postcard:
Real Photo (RPPC) (1900 - 1945)
Photographer:
G. R. Hussung
Location:
Aurora, Indiana USA
Postmark:
Unposted | Unused
Notes:
Embossed photographer mark; tiller steering; early automobile design

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Circa 1900–1910 Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) featuring an early gas-powered horseless carriage with a seated couple, captured in a studio-quality outdoor photograph. The vehicle is steered by a tiller rather than a wheel—an early design feature most commonly associated with automobiles produced before the widespread adoption of steering wheels in the early 1900s.

Images of these transitional motor vehicles are scarce, documenting a brief but important period in the evolution from carriage to automobile. The formal pose of the driver and passenger, dressed in period attire, reflects the novelty and prestige of early motoring.

The postcard is printed on CYKO photographic paper, dating it between approximately 1904 and the 1920s, and features a subtle sepia tone typical of early silver gelatin prints. An embossed photographer’s mark appears in the lower right corner for G. R. Hussung, Aurora, Indiana, likely George Riley Hussung (1860–1933), an active regional photographer in the early 20th century.

Unposted and without caption, the image retains a strong documentary quality. A standout example for collectors of early automobiles, transportation history, and Indiana photography. Ships in a protective sleeve.

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