Rapid Sightseeing Bus, circa 1907

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Artifact Overview

As automobiles were beginning to move away from the horseless carriage look, early buses with bench seats and canvas curtains maintained the styling of the stagewagons that preceded them. The capable vehicles appealed to entrepreneurs who operated them for vacationers. Tourists visiting Philmont, New York, could see the sights from this bus made by the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1907

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.1.1774.P.CO.4653

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: 3.938 in
Width: 4.938 in

Rapid Sightseeing Bus, circa 1907