Two Men Seated in Daimler Automobile, circa 1895
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Artifact Overview
Gottlieb Daimler, a German engineer, developed small, high-speed gasoline engines in the 1880s. These engines were light, powerful and ideal for self-propelled vehicles. Daimler built the world's first internal combustion motorcycle in 1885 and an automobile a year later. This photograph shows Daimler, on the left, seated in one of his cars.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1895
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Original photographer possibly D. D. Spellman, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.16784
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 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Pencil writing on print back reads: Daimler / now in Museum.
Auto pioneer --OLSON /
D.D. Spellman Studios / Detroit.
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