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h/t to @[email protected] pointing out this gem in a comment on HistoryPorn

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If there only was an invention to shield off the wind

[–] ladicius 6 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Alas windshields were not yet invented in 1899.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 2 points 3 weeks ago

They probably had portable strap on windshields that were both stylish and considered good enough.