Charging the Battery of a Detroit Electric Automobile, circa 1919
Add to SetSummary
Electric automobiles offered advantages over early internal combustion engine cars. They were clean and quiet. They were also relatively easy to operate, with no hand crank needed to start them and no gears to shift. But batteries were expensive and required several hours to recharge. And, though electricity was readily available in cities, rural electrification wasn't widespread until the 1940s.
Electric automobiles offered advantages over early internal combustion engine cars. They were clean and quiet. They were also relatively easy to operate, with no hand crank needed to start them and no gears to shift. But batteries were expensive and required several hours to recharge. And, though electricity was readily available in cities, rural electrification wasn't widespread until the 1940s.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1919
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1802.2
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in