"Auto Going Ahead, Farmers Wagon in the Ditch, Side of Road," Drawing for the Magic Lantern Slide Series "Mr. Spurt and His Auto," 1906

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Artifact Overview

Before movies, Americans delighted in "Magic Lantern" slide shows. Artist Joseph Boggs Beale drew eight images for the 1906 slide series "Mr. Spurt and His Auto," lampooning the problems of early motoring. In this fifth slide, the Spurts and their car have frightened the farmer's horse and sent his wagon tumbling into a ditch.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Date Made

1906

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

36.658.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Tempera

Technique

Grisaille

Color

Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 14.25 in
Width: 14.25 in

"Auto Going Ahead, Farmers Wagon in the Ditch, Side of Road," Drawing for the Magic Lantern Slide Series "Mr. Spurt and His Auto," 1906