Detroit Electric Automobile Chassis, circa 1935

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Artifact Overview

Detroit Electric was the best-known and longest-lived American electric car company. The firm built its first electric vehicles in 1907, promoting them for use in cities where electricity was readily available and range generally wasn't an issue. Detroit Electric moved away from passenger cars in the 1920s to focus on commercial vehicles. The company ended all production in 1939.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1671.P.O.11732

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Detroit Electric Automobile Chassis, circa 1935