Charles E. Duryea, circa 1895

THF207384 / Charles E. Duryea, circa 1895
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Artifact Overview

Charles E. Duryea sits in a horseless carriage designed and built by his brother Frank. The picture was taken in the summer of 1895 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Later that year, on November 28, Frank drove the same car to victory in the first official auto race in the United States, an event sponsored by the Chicago Times-Herald newspaper.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1895

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.P.CO.658

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.813 in
Width: 4.5 in

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