First of all I think this is a real fun and worthy project. Sometime in my dotage, I would love to replicate the photos that my great-grandmother included (mostly from postcards) in a 1930s? road-trip diary from NY to California.

Some minor nits in an otherwise wonderful concept:

(a) The original LOC scan is way over-sharpened in the blown-up version

(b) Try and match camera height better. The older image was made with the photographer on one knee, I suspect, the new one was made with the photographer standing, I suspect.

(c) Try to match angle-of-view/relative focal length better. The new image appears to be made with a longer (relative to negative/sensor size) focal length lens, with greater magnification. It changes the feel of the image.

BUT, this is great and my comments are meant only for the purpose of possibly improving this ongoing exploration.

Cheers,

Richard