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- Antique Automobile Club of America Diamond Jubliee Pin, 1971 - In 1896, the Duryea Motor Wagon Company, headed by Charles and Frank Duryea, built thirteen automobiles using the same design. It was the beginning of automobile production -- and the automobile industry -- in the United States. Seventy-five years later car enthusiasts celebrated. This souvenir pinback button was made to commemorate the Duryeas' accomplishment.
- 1971
- Collections - Artifact
Antique Automobile Club of America Diamond Jubliee Pin, 1971
In 1896, the Duryea Motor Wagon Company, headed by Charles and Frank Duryea, built thirteen automobiles using the same design. It was the beginning of automobile production -- and the automobile industry -- in the United States. Seventy-five years later car enthusiasts celebrated. This souvenir pinback button was made to commemorate the Duryeas' accomplishment.
- 1914 Simplex Automobile in an Automobile Show in Devon, Pennsylvania, October 1953 - The Simplex Automobile Company, formed in New York in 1907, produced some of the best-built and most powerful early American cars. Simplex purchased the Crane Motor Car Company of New Jersey in 1915. Crane-Simplex ended automobile production during World War I -- a temporary situation that became permanent when the company's assets were sold in 1922.
- October 01, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
1914 Simplex Automobile in an Automobile Show in Devon, Pennsylvania, October 1953
The Simplex Automobile Company, formed in New York in 1907, produced some of the best-built and most powerful early American cars. Simplex purchased the Crane Motor Car Company of New Jersey in 1915. Crane-Simplex ended automobile production during World War I -- a temporary situation that became permanent when the company's assets were sold in 1922.
- 1908 Ford Automobiles Advertisement, "The Ford Line for 1908" -
- November 01, 1907
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1908 Ford Automobiles Advertisement, "The Ford Line for 1908"
- Automobile Club of Michigan Sign - The first automobile clubs were established to organize motoring tours and lobby for better roads. In time, their missions expanded to include other services. The Automobile Club of Michigan, founded in 1916, promoted tourism in the Great Lakes State by distributing maps, and by publishing guides to many of the state's restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions.
- Collections - Artifact
Automobile Club of Michigan Sign
The first automobile clubs were established to organize motoring tours and lobby for better roads. In time, their missions expanded to include other services. The Automobile Club of Michigan, founded in 1916, promoted tourism in the Great Lakes State by distributing maps, and by publishing guides to many of the state's restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions.
- Second Annual Show of Automobiles, Madison Square Garden, New York, November 1901 - The New York Auto Show of 1900 is generally considered the first major auto show staged in the United States. This program is from the following year's event. Automobiles were expensive luxuries at this time. The auto show was a place for affluent New Yorkers to see the latest automotive innovations -- and be seen by others.
- 02 November 1901-09 November 1901
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Second Annual Show of Automobiles, Madison Square Garden, New York, November 1901
The New York Auto Show of 1900 is generally considered the first major auto show staged in the United States. This program is from the following year's event. Automobiles were expensive luxuries at this time. The auto show was a place for affluent New Yorkers to see the latest automotive innovations -- and be seen by others.