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Portrait of the Designer of the Thomas Model L, circa 1909

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Artifact Overview

This image shows one of the automobile designers who worked for the E.R. Thomas Motor Company. In 1908, around the time this lantern slide was made, the company entered a 1907 Thomas Flyer in the New York to Paris race. The 22,000-mile race spanned three continents and lasted over 169 days. The Flyer was declared the winner.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Lantern slide

Subject Date

circa 1909

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Photograph Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.243

Credit

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

Material

Glass (Material)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in

Inscriptions

Labels adhered to side of glass lantern slide, handwriting in pencil reads: Designer of model L Text on side of slide reads: MADE BY C. D. ARNOLD, BUFFALO, N.Y.
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