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- Two Men Seated in Daimler Automobile, circa 1895 - Gottlieb Daimler, a German engineer, developed small, high-speed gasoline engines in the 1880s. These engines were light, powerful and ideal for self-propelled vehicles. Daimler built the world's first internal combustion motorcycle in 1885 and an automobile a year later. This photograph shows Daimler, on the left, seated in one of his cars.
- circa 1895
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Two Men Seated in Daimler Automobile, circa 1895
Gottlieb Daimler, a German engineer, developed small, high-speed gasoline engines in the 1880s. These engines were light, powerful and ideal for self-propelled vehicles. Daimler built the world's first internal combustion motorcycle in 1885 and an automobile a year later. This photograph shows Daimler, on the left, seated in one of his cars.
- Portrait of Josephine Carr Grimm, 1910-1920 -
- 1910-1920
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Portrait of Josephine Carr Grimm, 1910-1920
- Portrait of James Couzens, circa 1905 - James Couzens was Ford Motor Company's secretary from 1903-1906, when he became general manager. Couzens oversaw the company's business management, which left Henry Ford free to focus on its automobiles. Couzens resigned from Ford in 1915 and pursued a career in politics. He served as Detroit's mayor from 1919-1922, and as a U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1922-1936.
- circa 1905
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Portrait of James Couzens, circa 1905
James Couzens was Ford Motor Company's secretary from 1903-1906, when he became general manager. Couzens oversaw the company's business management, which left Henry Ford free to focus on its automobiles. Couzens resigned from Ford in 1915 and pursued a career in politics. He served as Detroit's mayor from 1919-1922, and as a U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1922-1936.