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- Praising the Ford Automobile - For many women in the early 20th century, Henry Ford's affordable automobile represented freedom and financial security, especially if they were fortunate to be part of the Ford Motor Company family. Their expressions of thanks were often homemade, proud examples of their needle working skills. The embroidered motifs often represented Ford products.
- January 28, 2015
- Collections - Set
Praising the Ford Automobile
For many women in the early 20th century, Henry Ford's affordable automobile represented freedom and financial security, especially if they were fortunate to be part of the Ford Motor Company family. Their expressions of thanks were often homemade, proud examples of their needle working skills. The embroidered motifs often represented Ford products.
- Automobile's Engine, 1900-1910 - Leon Bollee Automobiles was established in Le Mans, France, in 1895 and produced vehicles until 1931. The company's founder and namesake, Leon Bollee, made another significant contribution to transportation history. He befriended Wilbur Wright during Wright's successful demonstration flights near Le Mans in 1908. Bollee offered Wright the use of his factory and mechanics for the duration of the flights.
- circa 1900-circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Automobile's Engine, 1900-1910
Leon Bollee Automobiles was established in Le Mans, France, in 1895 and produced vehicles until 1931. The company's founder and namesake, Leon Bollee, made another significant contribution to transportation history. He befriended Wilbur Wright during Wright's successful demonstration flights near Le Mans in 1908. Bollee offered Wright the use of his factory and mechanics for the duration of the flights.
- The Automobile and Women’s Suffrage - Learn how the women's suffrage movement turned to cars as a strategy for garnering broader support for their cause. Before long, the automobile had become both a symbol of freedom for American women and an important tool in the fight for suffrage.
- August 25, 2020
- Collections - article
The Automobile and Women’s Suffrage
Learn how the women's suffrage movement turned to cars as a strategy for garnering broader support for their cause. Before long, the automobile had become both a symbol of freedom for American women and an important tool in the fight for suffrage.
- Lesson: Forces in Automobile Racing - Mason Colbert placed third with this car in the 1939 All-American Soap Box Derby national championship in Akron, Ohio. The first official derby was held in 1934. Young contestants built their cars from soap boxes, orange crates, and baby carriage wheels. Over the years, designs became more elaborate and materials more sophisticated. But the "fuel" remained the same -- gravity.
- March 12, 2010
- Collections - Set
Lesson: Forces in Automobile Racing
Mason Colbert placed third with this car in the 1939 All-American Soap Box Derby national championship in Akron, Ohio. The first official derby was held in 1934. Young contestants built their cars from soap boxes, orange crates, and baby carriage wheels. Over the years, designs became more elaborate and materials more sophisticated. But the "fuel" remained the same -- gravity.
- 1909 Holsman Automobile Company Catalog, "Holsman Automobiles" - Architect Henry K. Holsman formed the Holsman Automobile Company in Chicago in 1901. The company built basic but serviceable high-wheel cars whose height easily cleared bumps and ruts on the poor roads of the time. Prices started around $650, but sales slackened after 1908. Holsman ended production in 1910 having built about 2,460 total vehicles.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
1909 Holsman Automobile Company Catalog, "Holsman Automobiles"
Architect Henry K. Holsman formed the Holsman Automobile Company in Chicago in 1901. The company built basic but serviceable high-wheel cars whose height easily cleared bumps and ruts on the poor roads of the time. Prices started around $650, but sales slackened after 1908. Holsman ended production in 1910 having built about 2,460 total vehicles.
- Automobile's Frame Bending on a Dirt Road, 1908 - In the first decade of the 1900s, various organizations and individuals sponsored automobile competitions that tested a vehicle's reliability, endurance and performance. This lantern slide shows a vehicle taking on a tough challenge. The car twists and bends, proving it can conquer the rough terrain.
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Automobile's Frame Bending on a Dirt Road, 1908
In the first decade of the 1900s, various organizations and individuals sponsored automobile competitions that tested a vehicle's reliability, endurance and performance. This lantern slide shows a vehicle taking on a tough challenge. The car twists and bends, proving it can conquer the rough terrain.
- "Automobile Road Book for the Automobile Tourist," 1926 - The <em>Automobile Road Book</em> educated auto tourists who ventured out to see America in the mid-1920s. The booklet discussed how to equip the car, driving courtesy, camping, and other needed information. It also provided a brief history of travel and roads. A central map gave the adventuresome motorists available routes for their travels.
- 1926
- Collections - Artifact
"Automobile Road Book for the Automobile Tourist," 1926
The Automobile Road Book educated auto tourists who ventured out to see America in the mid-1920s. The booklet discussed how to equip the car, driving courtesy, camping, and other needed information. It also provided a brief history of travel and roads. A central map gave the adventuresome motorists available routes for their travels.
- 1907 Holsman Automobile Company Catalog, "The Holsman Automobiles" - Architect Henry K. Holsman formed the Holsman Automobile Company in Chicago in 1901. The company built basic but serviceable high-wheel cars whose height easily cleared bumps and ruts on the poor roads of the time. Prices started around $650, but sales slackened after 1908. Holsman ended production in 1910 having built about 2,460 total vehicles.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
1907 Holsman Automobile Company Catalog, "The Holsman Automobiles"
Architect Henry K. Holsman formed the Holsman Automobile Company in Chicago in 1901. The company built basic but serviceable high-wheel cars whose height easily cleared bumps and ruts on the poor roads of the time. Prices started around $650, but sales slackened after 1908. Holsman ended production in 1910 having built about 2,460 total vehicles.
- 1908 Holsman Automobile Company Catalog, "The Holsman Automobiles" - Architect Henry K. Holsman formed the Holsman Automobile Company in Chicago in 1901. The company built basic but serviceable high-wheel cars whose height easily cleared bumps and ruts on the poor roads of the time. Prices started around $650, but sales slackened after 1908. Holsman ended production in 1910 having built about 2,460 total vehicles.
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
1908 Holsman Automobile Company Catalog, "The Holsman Automobiles"
Architect Henry K. Holsman formed the Holsman Automobile Company in Chicago in 1901. The company built basic but serviceable high-wheel cars whose height easily cleared bumps and ruts on the poor roads of the time. Prices started around $650, but sales slackened after 1908. Holsman ended production in 1910 having built about 2,460 total vehicles.
- Racing Program, "Merrimack Valley Course," Lowell, Massachusetts, 1909 - Lowell, Massachusetts, hosted automobile races in 1908 and 1909 on a 10.6-mile circuit laid out on city streets. The four-mile straightaway along Pawtucket Boulevard had originally been built for harness racing. <em>Motor Age</em> described a 1909 race on the Merrimack Valley Course as "one of the greatest of its kind," but the competitions were not successful financially.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Racing Program, "Merrimack Valley Course," Lowell, Massachusetts, 1909
Lowell, Massachusetts, hosted automobile races in 1908 and 1909 on a 10.6-mile circuit laid out on city streets. The four-mile straightaway along Pawtucket Boulevard had originally been built for harness racing. Motor Age described a 1909 race on the Merrimack Valley Course as "one of the greatest of its kind," but the competitions were not successful financially.