Designed by famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy of Studebaker and Coke bottle fame. The International Metro Van, made by International Harvester, is a step van, also known as a walk-in or multi-stop delivery truck.
These types of vehicles were designed for local deliveries so the operator could easily step out and get back in for dropping off milk, newspapers or diapers. Often they didn’t even have proper seat, just a stool.
These delivery vans were produced from 1938 until 1975. Metro bodies were built by the Metropolitan Body Company on Grand Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a company that International Harvester would later purchase in 1948.
About the Photograph
The Metro Van photographed by fine art photographer Edward Fielding was found in the Nevada desert in the old gold mining ghost town in Eldorado Canyon at the historical Techatticup Mine – the oldest, richest and most famous gold mine in Southern Nevada.
The photograph was capture using a Canon 24mm Tilt-Shift lens and Canon 6D body. The camera was placed on a tripod locked in place. Three photographs were then taken by moving or shifting the lens from top to bottom.
The captured images were then combined into a panoramic image. The result is an incredibly detailed photograph that can only be truly appreciated in large print sizes. For example the mismatched wiper blades, cracked windshield and crumpled bumper.
Paper prints, canvas prints, metal prints, and acrylic prints up to sizes of 48 x 48 inches.
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