Untitled (exterior of Ford Dealership) c. 1938

Editor: Here we have an untitled image by Harris & Ewing, showing the exterior of a Ford dealership. The reversed tones give it a ghostly, almost dreamlike quality. What symbols or cultural references do you see here? Curator: The cars themselves, lined up like offerings, speak volumes. They're icons of American progress and prosperity, but inverted, they hint at fragility, perhaps anxieties about the future. Notice the dealership's architecture, trying to evoke optimism, yet it feels strained. What cultural memory do these images spark for you? Editor: It feels like a forgotten era, a moment of both hope and uncertainty. I see the reversed image as a mirror, showing us a reflection of our own relationship with progress. Curator: Indeed. These symbols carry a weight of expectation and a reminder that even the most optimistic visions can be inverted or lost in time. It invites us to question what icons we create and what they truly represent.