Overland.rar -

(1919)

The result? A fleet of "Overland rars" crashing into trolley posts and being sold in classified ads decades before the .rar format even existed!

If you were looking to share this as a piece of digital history or a "lost media" curiosity, a post might look like this: 🚗📦 Overland.rar

The "rar" in these instances is not a compressed file format, but rather a byproduct of technology failing to distinguish the letter 'c' from the letter 'r' in old typeface. Sample "Restored" Post

If you’ve been digging through digital newspaper archives from the early 1900s, you might have stumbled upon the "Overland.rar." While it looks like a modern file download, it’s actually a classic case of . (1919) The result

(1924)

In the 1920s, the was a popular vehicle. When these old newspapers were scanned and digitized, the ink on the letter 'c' was often faded or smudged, leading the software to read it as an 'r'. Sample "Restored" Post If you’ve been digging through

Check out the original snippets on Trove or NewspaperArchive . Anaconda Standard Newspaper Archives, Dec 14, 1913, p. 118