18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Tire Shop on Church Street

Here, witness a landscape painting of a quaint Marietta tire shop. Historically operated by the McPherson Family, this painting references the history of property where it is located. Additionally, it offers viewers a glimpse into the ascension of American Automobilism: a social, and economic, revolution that set tens of thousands of Americans on the concrete roads of a nation largely unexplored.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2018
Date Uploaded: 09.2020
Photo Location: Marietta, Georgia, United States of America
Camera: iPhone 8 Plus
Copyright: © Rahsaan McFarland ll