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The metal body of the automobile made it more difficult to dispose of when no longer usable than an elderly horse or a wooden wagon or buggy beyond repair. The result is a growing number of abandoned cars--such as these in front of an equally abandoned house around 1960.
Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.