Alice Ramsey and Three Companions on Cross-Country Automobile Trip, 1909
THF200502 / Alice Ramsey and Three Companions on Cross-Country Automobile Trip, 1909
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Artifact Overview
These ladies wore duster overcoats, hats, and veils to protect their clothing and hair during their Maxwell touring car journey from New York City to San Francisco. Alice Ramsey (second from left) was the first woman to drive across the continent, traversing 3,800 miles in 59 days. The Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company sponsored this publicity trip and reaped a 50 percent sales increase in 1910.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1909
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.4988
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: 8.063 in
Width: 10 in
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