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
Collection Title
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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