"Oldsmobile Runabout - 1900"
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Artifact Overview
This postcard, featuring an illustration of a 1900 Oldsmobile runabout, was published by the Autoprints company of New York. Postcards like this were sold to visitors at Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village in the 1950s. Ransom Olds established Olds Motor Works in 1897. The company's little Curved Dash Oldsmobile pioneered the concept of an inexpensive mass-produced car.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1952
Subject Date
1900
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.135.1045
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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