Portrait of Frederick P. Nehrbas, Superintendent of E.R. Thomas Motor Company, circa 1909
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Artifact Overview
Frederick P. Nehrbas was the factory superintendent of the E.R. Thomas Motor Company. In 1908, around the time this lantern-slide image was made, the company entered a Thomas Flyer in the New York to Paris race. The 22,000-mile race spanned three continents and lasted over 169 days. The 1907 Flyer bested the other five vehicles that were entered.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
circa 1909
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.252
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 and ink reads:
Frederick P. Nehrbas / NYP 41
Text on side of slide reads:
MADE BY C. D. ARNOLD, BUFFALO, N.Y.
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