"Electric Automobile Charging Stations in New York City and Vicinity," with Maps, Second Edition, August 1923
THF228168 / "Electric Automobile Charging Stations in New York City and Vicinity," with Maps, Second Edition, August 1923
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Artifact Overview
Americans still drove electric cars in the 1920s. The New York Edison Company's Automobile Bureau published this booklet for electric-car owners. It included a map and address listings for local charging stations in New York City. Stations outside the immediate area, as far as Boston and Philadelphia, were also listed.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1923
Subject Date
1923
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Published for New York Edison Company Automobile Bureau, New York, New York.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
41.110.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 5.125 in
Inscriptions
On brown front cover: Electric Automobile / Charging Stations in New York / City and Vicinity / [With Route Maps]
Printed at bottom of front cover: Second Edition August 1923 / The New York Edison Company / Automobile Bureau / Irving Place and Fifteenth Street
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