Autocar Type VIII Tonneau Crossing a Stream, 1903

Summary

In the 1800s, horses carried Americans to places railroads and waterways did not go. The arrival of the automobile in the early 1900s brought a promise for something new -- if not better. Though the earliest cars were only accessible to the wealthy, these well-dressed women crossing a rocky stream with their chauffeur foreshadow an imminent shift in American transportation.

In the 1800s, horses carried Americans to places railroads and waterways did not go. The arrival of the automobile in the early 1900s brought a promise for something new -- if not better. Though the earliest cars were only accessible to the wealthy, these well-dressed women crossing a rocky stream with their chauffeur foreshadow an imminent shift in American transportation.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1903

Creators

Unknown

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.3938

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in

Width: 10 in

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